girl's name
Elta
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Births on record 1,415
Elta is a girl's name. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1915, when 43 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- First appears in US birth records in 1881.
Elta over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 77 |
| 1890s | 162 |
| 1900s | 166 |
| 1910s | 319 |
| 1920s | 313 |
| 1930s | 196 |
| 1940s | 131 |
| 1950s | 31 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2021) | 5 |
How popular is Elta?
In 2021, Elta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Elta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elta
How popular is the name Elta?
In 2021, Elta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Elta a girl's or a boy's name?
Elta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Elta most popular?
Elta peaked in 1915, when 43 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.