boy's name

Elzéar

  • Origin French
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 126

Elzéar is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Elzéar is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2014, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1905.

Elzéar over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Elzéar by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 10
1990s 5
2000s 25
2010s 45
2020s (to 2025) 25

How popular is Elzéar?

In 2025, Elzéar was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Elzéar is used

Canada as Elzear #3,395 5 in 2021
France #3,938 5 in 2025
United States as Elzear #4,098 6 in 1920

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Elzéar is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Elzear Elzear is a spelling of Elzéar, used in the United States, where it ranks #4,098. 61

Names that peaked alongside Elzéar

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Elzéar also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elzéar over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Elzéar

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elzéar — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Elzéar

Is Elzéar a girl's or a boy's name?

Elzéar is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Elzéar most popular?

Elzéar peaked in 2014, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Elzéar a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elzéar currently ranks #3,938 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.