Elzear
Elzéar or Elzear is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Elzéar Bédard (1799–1849), lawyer, member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada Joseph-Elzéar Bernier (1852–1934), Canadian mariner who led expeditions into the Canadian Arctic Elzéar Auguste Cousin de Dommartin (1768–1799), French general during the French Revolutionary Wars Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay (1809–1871),…
Meaning & Origin of Elzear
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elzéar or Elzear is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Elzéar Bédard (1799–1849), lawyer, member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada Joseph-Elzéar Bernier (1852–1934), Canadian mariner who led expeditions into the Canadian Arctic Elzéar Auguste Cousin de Dommartin (1768–1799), French general during the French Revolutionary Wars Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay (1809–1871),…
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The Story of Elzear
The earliest SSA record of Elzear as a baby boy name dates back to 1900, when 5 babies received it. 1920 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Elzear — #3,815 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Elzear on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Elzear last appeared in the published SSA data in 1920, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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About the name Elzear
Elzear is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Elzear's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #3,815. Use the chart and map above to compare Elzear's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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