Elzie
Elzie may refer to:Elzie Buck Baker (1919–2002), American stock car racer Elzie Buddy Baker (1941–2015), American NASCAR driver and sports commentator, son of Buck Baker LZ Granderson, American journalist and columnist E. C.
Meaning & Origin of Elzie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elzie may refer to:Elzie Buck Baker (1919–2002), American stock car racer Elzie Buddy Baker (1941–2015), American NASCAR driver and sports commentator, son of Buck Baker LZ Granderson, American journalist and columnist E. C.
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The Story of Elzie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Elzie as a girl name dates back to 1884, when 5 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Elzie — #1,604 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Elzie on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Elzie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 657 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Elzie as a boy name dates back to 1880, when 13 babies received it. 1917 was its biggest year on record, with 109 newborns named Elzie — #564 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Elzie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Elzie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Elzie
Elzie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Elzie's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #564. Use the chart and map above to compare Elzie'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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