Is Elyza a boy or girl name?

Elyza is a girl’s name. Of the 1,349 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Elyza

Recorded 1988–2025 · United States

Elyza was most popular in 2020, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,031 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,203, with 56 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,349 people named Elyza.

Elyza over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elyza’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elyza a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elyza is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,349 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Elyza

Where Elyza is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org