Elza Girl
How popular is Elza?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Elza in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
734living people named Elza (est.)
56median age of people named Elza
2,942babies named Elza since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Elza popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▼ 3666 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-47% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,610 in 2015, #8,948 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1921 (22 girls) |
| Highest rank | #920 in 1883 |
| First recorded | 1883 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Elza counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Elsa family of names ranked #945 for girls in 2025 (#817 the year before), with 224 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Elsa | 216 | 96% |
| Elza | 8 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Elza by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #920 |
| 1890s | 35 | #1,122 |
| 1900s | 51 | #1,092 |
| 1910s | 123 | #1,766 |
| 1920s | 147 | #1,867 |
| 1930s | 77 | #2,104 |
| 1940s | 22 | #3,138 |
| 1950s | 11 | #5,207 |
| 1960s | 27 | #3,781 |
| 1970s | 32 | #6,004 |
| 1980s | 14 | #8,045 |
| 1990s | 24 | #9,483 |
| 2000s | 49 | #10,125 |
| 2010s | 140 | #5,795 |
| 2020s | 74 | #6,979 |
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Questions
- Is Elza a boy or girl name?
- Elza is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elza were girls.
- How popular is the name Elza?
- 8 baby girls were named Elza in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Elza most popular?
- Elza peaked in 1921, when 22 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #920 in 1883.
- How many people are named Elza?
- 2,942 babies have been named Elza in the US since 1880. We estimate about 734 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 56.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.