Elze
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EL-zeh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Elze is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Elze come from?
Hebrew: probably a Latvian form of Elsa, itself short for Elisabeth
Is Elze a girl's or a boy's name?
Elze is a girls' name.
How popular is Elze in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elze in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elze in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
Names like Elze
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Esme, Elsie, Florence, Eva, Ava, Maria, Eliza, Annabelle, Isabelle, Phoebe, Sara, Lola
Names related to Elze
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elze: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elze, updated 20 October 2026.