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Girl name

Elta

100% girls · last recorded 2021

Elta has been given to about 1,415 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1915, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Living in the US≈ 278
Median age today87 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elta per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1915 · 43
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,415

How popular is Elta?

Its best year was 1915, when 43 babies were given the name, ranking 1017th. The typical living American called Elta is about 87 years old today.

Names that sound like Elta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Delta0.85
  2. Etta0.81
  3. Esta0.81
  4. Ella0.75
  5. Elva0.75
  6. Elsa0.75
  7. Elma0.75
  8. Elda0.75

Middle names for Elta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Elta Josephine0.84
  2. Elta Rose0.83
  3. Elta Louise0.83
  4. Elta June0.82
  5. Elta Pearl0.82
  6. Elta Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Elta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.80
  2. Goldiesister · 0.80
  3. Lettiesister · 0.79
  4. Cleoeither · 0.77
  5. Archiebrother · 0.69
  6. Forestbrother · 0.69

Where Elta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Elta White0.78
    2. Elta Reyes0.78
    3. Elta Nguyen0.78
    4. Elta Moore0.78
    5. Elta Lee0.78
    6. Elta Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Elta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.