Boys' name · since 1885
Elzy
396 babies named Elzy in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,071 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 396
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elzy sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 396 recorded since 1885.
Elzy has 396 recorded births among boys since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1970.
- #9,071 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 396 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elzy ranks #9,071 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 396 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,071 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 396
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elzy's 396 recorded births place it above 80.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Elzy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elzy's full recorded timeline at 1929, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elzy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1970
- Peak year (1919)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Elzy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (124 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Elzy's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Elzy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 8
1880s
8 births
- 1890s 23
1890s
23 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
84 births
- 1920s
1920s
124 births
- 1930s
1930s
74 births
- 1940s 43
1940s
43 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 124 births (31% of all-time use).
Elzy by state
Where Elzy concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 396 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elzy's data
- Elzy's decade-level peak was the 1920s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Elzys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elzy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~85 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elzy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.