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Elsa

Girl

Meaning of Elsa: German: 'pledged to God'

Elsa is a girl's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1071st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 558th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1071

216 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#558

70 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

30,731

First recorded 1880 · peak 2014

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 240 babies1982: 206 babies1983: 235 babies1984: 216 babies1985: 193 babies1986: 199 babies1987: 171 babies1988: 170 babies1989: 209 babies1990: 242 babies19901991: 220 babies1992: 229 babies1993: 197 babies1994: 227 babies1995: 222 babies1996: 228 babies1997: 196 babies1998: 200 babies1999: 236 babies2000: 240 babies20002001: 247 babies2002: 283 babies2003: 349 babies2004: 308 babies2005: 350 babies2006: 350 babies2007: 393 babies2008: 413 babies2009: 426 babies2010: 487 babies20102011: 499 babies2012: 542 babies2013: 566 babies2014: 1,140 babies2015: 658 babies2016: 477 babies2017: 425 babies2018: 305 babies2019: 350 babies2020: 284 babies20202021: 276 babies2022: 264 babies2023: 247 babies2024: 281 babies2025: 216 babies
US babies named Elsa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,140.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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