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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Elta

Elta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 550th; the most babies were born in 1915 (43). More babies were named Elta in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191543 babies
Total since 1880
1,415babies recorded

Elta popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#6,6405
1950#4,4317
1940#2,33713
1930#1,54126
1920#1,52329
1910#1,23214
1900#83920
1890#73314
1880——

How popular is Elta, counting every spelling?

Elta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Elta?

About 200 people born in the US named Elta are alive today, with a median age of 81; half are between 76 and 87. That makes Elta a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Elta by state

How common Elta was among girls born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesLA0.14Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Elta, girls, 1913–1917. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Elta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elta, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Elta

How popular is the name Elta?

Elta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 550th; the most babies were born in 1915 (43). More babies were named Elta in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Elta a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elta in the US.

Where was Elta most popular?

In 1913–1917, Elta was most common in Louisiana (0.14 per 1,000 girls).