Fun Facts About the Name Elitza
- 29 babies named Elitza: U.S. records list 29 babies given the name Elitza from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Elitza Mean?
Elitza is a Bulgarian feminine name meaning "God is my oath." It is a diminutive of Elisaveta, the Bulgarian form of Elizabeth, which reached Bulgarian through Greek Elisabet and goes back to Hebrew Elisheva. The Hebrew name is commonly analyzed as el, "God," plus a second element tied to shava, "oath," giving the customary sense "my God is an oath" or "God is my oath." A competing explanation links the second element to sheva, "seven," and reads the name as "God is abundance" or "God's oath of abundance"; the derivation of that element is not settled. Elitza's own -itsa ending is a Slavic diminutive suffix, not part of the Hebrew etymology.
Elitza Name History & Origins
Elitza belongs to the group of South Slavic shortened forms of Elisaveta. Bulgarian speakers built familiar and affectionate versions of long baptismal names, and the suffix -itsa (written -ica in several other Slavic languages) marks a diminutive. Elitsa and Elitza are two spellings of the same Bulgarian name, Елица; the tz spelling in English stands for the sound of Bulgarian ц (ts). The name is also used in North Macedonia.
The parent name Elizabeth spread through Christian Europe by way of the Greek New Testament, where it is the name of the mother of John the Baptist. In Bulgarian it became Elisaveta, and the shorter Elitsa / Elitza developed alongside it as a familiar form. The name remains in ordinary use as a given name in Bulgaria.
How Popular is the Name Elitza?
Elitza has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2020. Its best rank was #10,500 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,271 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #15,847 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #10,500 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #11,714 | 8 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Elitza Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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