Is Elza a boy or girl name?

Elza is a unisex name. Of the 2,942 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 28.2% were girls and 71.8% were boys.

Elza

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Elza was most popular in 1921, when 85 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,469 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,942 people named Elza.

Elza over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elza’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elza a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elza is a unisex name — 28.2% of the 2,942 Americans given it were girls and 71.8% 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 Elza

Where Elza 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