Feminine dossier · first seen 1881

Elta

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1915

Peak era

1915

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Elta

An estimated 93 living Americans are named Elta.

Elta fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Elta is approximately 79 years, with most bearers falling between 69 and 84 years old.

Not especially. Elta has been declining since its 1915 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

1881Peak 19152025

Peak year

1915

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,415

Elta last appeared in SSA records in 2021. Across its recorded history, about 1,415 American girls received the name.

Elta peaked in 1915, when 43 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,415 Americans named Elta since 1881.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1915

Living profile

166

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age82

Core range77–89

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.