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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Elza

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Joyful

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Elza

More about the name

Elza is a feminine given name of Hebrew and German origins. A derivation of Elizabeth, and a close variant of the names Elsa, Eliza and Aliza, it is Germanic for "noble".
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1922 (rank #818, 68 births); most recent 1990 (rank #7170, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #5775, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–8
2024–15
2023–14
2022–16
2021–10
2020–11
2019–13
2018–18
2017–11
2016–15

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #1865, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20255
20245
20234
20229
20219
20204
20197
20183
201713
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #676, 77 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1285, 26 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202326
202240
202137
202038
201961
201857
201766
201654
201577
201471

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #752, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence