Recorded 1887–1953 Girls' name Peak 1927 567 births

Elzora — girls' name

567 babies named Elzora in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Elzora was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

24 babies were named Elzora in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elzora

The Social Security Administration has registered 567 babies named Elzora between 1887 and 1953, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elzora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elzora performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Elzora shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Elzora in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elzora in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 567 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elzora at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

567

Since 1887

67 years of records

Peak year

1927

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1887

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1953

Elzora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1887

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1927)
24
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
0510152025 195319401934192819221916191019011887 5

Elzora by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
171 births that decade — 30% of Elzora's all-time total
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Elzora by state

Where Elzora concentrates geographically — total births since 1887

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Elzora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
10 1.8%
#2 Texas
6 1.1%
Tennessee share of Elzora's total US births 1.8%
Even split

10 of 567 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elzora?
567 babies have been named Elzora since 1887. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1927 with 24 births.
When was Elzora most popular?
Elzora was most popular in the 1920s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Elzora most popular?
The top states for the name Elzora are Tennessee (10 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Elzora been used?
Elzora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 67 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Elzora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elza, Elzie, Elzada, Elzina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1887–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.