The first name Elza
A unisex name.
2 syllables Unisex
Meaning and origin
Altered form of Elsey.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Elza, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 15 births (#1,865).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Elza with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Elza at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Elza, the 11,226th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1922, when 68 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Elza
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Elza SoaresBrazilian musician (1930–2022)
Questions
- What does the name Elza mean?
- Altered form of Elsey.
- How popular is the name Elza?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Elza, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2015, with 15 births.
- Is Elza a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 2,942 US babies named Elza since 1880, 28% were girls and 72% boys.
- When was Elza most popular?
- 1922 in the United States, when 68 babies were named Elza, its highest rank at 822nd.