Elsa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EL-sa
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #667 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,104 for girls
Elsa is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my oath”. In 2025 it ranked 667th for girls in the UK (62 babies) and 1,104th for girls in the US (216 babies).
What does Elsa mean?
Hebrew: German short form of Elisabeth
“God is my oath”
German and Scandinavian short form of Elisabeth; Elsa is the heroine of Wagner's Lohengrin and the queen in Disney's Frozen.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Elsa a girl's or a boy's name?
Elsa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 62 girls in the UK and 216 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elsa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #667among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 62about 1 in 4,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 62 girls in the UK were named Elsa, making it the 667th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 544th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 580 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Elsa than any year since 2002.
Half of all the girls named Elsa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 684th in England and Wales and 387th in Scotland.
Elsa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | #667 |
| 2024 | 75 | #568 |
| 2023 | 74 | #562 |
| 2022 | 63 | #650 |
| 2021 | 71 | #596 |
| 2020 | 81 | #544 |
| 2019 | 89 | #513 |
| 2018 | 105 | #469 |
| 2017 | 117 | #420 |
| 2016 | 124 | #411 |
| 2015 | 208 | #261 |
| 2014 | 580 | #110 |
| 2013 | 308 | #192 |
| 2012 | 298 | #189 |
| 2011 | 298 | #192 |
| 2010 | 240 | #236 |
| 2009 | 185 | #281 |
| 2008 | 148 | #340 |
| 2007 | 120 | #388 |
| 2006 | 111 | #406 |
| 2005 | 90 | #456 |
| 2004 | 72 | #507 |
| 2003 | 78 | #476 |
| 2002 | 56 | #577 |
| 2001 | 61 | #528 |
| 2000 | 48 | #615 |
| 1999 | 53 | #577 |
| 1998 | 44 | #638 |
| 1997 | 32 | #797 |
| 1996 | 37 | #699 |
How popular is Elsa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,104among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 216about 1 in 7,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 216 girls in the US were named Elsa, making it the 1,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 915th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 1,140 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Elsa than any year since 1998.
Half of all the girls named Elsa in the US since 1880 were born between 1945 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elsa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 216 | #1,104 |
| 2024 | 281 | #938 |
| 2023 | 247 | #1,024 |
| 2022 | 264 | #994 |
| 2021 | 276 | #951 |
| 2020 | 284 | #915 |
| 2019 | 350 | #791 |
| 2018 | 305 | #887 |
| 2017 | 425 | #686 |
| 2016 | 477 | #626 |
| 2015 | 658 | #486 |
| 2014 | 1,140 | #286 |
| 2013 | 566 | #528 |
| 2012 | 542 | #549 |
| 2011 | 499 | #580 |
| 2010 | 487 | #603 |
| 2009 | 426 | #683 |
| 2008 | 413 | #720 |
| 2007 | 393 | #742 |
| 2006 | 350 | #785 |
| 2005 | 350 | #761 |
| 2004 | 308 | #813 |
| 2003 | 349 | #732 |
| 2002 | 283 | #823 |
| 2001 | 247 | #914 |
| 2000 | 240 | #909 |
| 1999 | 236 | #895 |
| 1998 | 200 | #997 |
| 1997 | 196 | #992 |
| 1996 | 228 | #869 |
| 1995 | 222 | #865 |
| 1994 | 227 | #862 |
| 1993 | 197 | #958 |
| 1992 | 229 | #860 |
| 1991 | 220 | #890 |
| 1990 | 242 | #813 |
| 1989 | 209 | #877 |
| 1988 | 170 | #974 |
| 1987 | 171 | #947 |
| 1986 | 199 | #837 |
| 1985 | 193 | #842 |
| 1984 | 216 | #750 |
| 1983 | 235 | #715 |
| 1982 | 206 | #787 |
| 1981 | 240 | #700 |
| 1980 | 244 | #697 |
| 1979 | 210 | #765 |
| 1978 | 225 | #702 |
| 1977 | 245 | #655 |
| 1976 | 269 | #596 |
| 1975 | 255 | #617 |
| 1974 | 254 | #612 |
| 1973 | 253 | #611 |
| 1972 | 263 | #606 |
| 1971 | 279 | #611 |
| 1970 | 298 | #588 |
| 1969 | 280 | #592 |
| 1968 | 243 | #616 |
| 1967 | 246 | #605 |
| 1966 | 295 | #552 |
| 1965 | 274 | #576 |
| 1964 | 282 | #590 |
| 1963 | 287 | #583 |
| 1962 | 275 | #603 |
| 1961 | 285 | #596 |
| 1960 | 279 | #594 |
| 1959 | 280 | #592 |
| 1958 | 287 | #586 |
| 1957 | 340 | #519 |
| 1956 | 309 | #526 |
| 1955 | 289 | #540 |
| 1954 | 248 | #564 |
| 1953 | 207 | #616 |
| 1952 | 216 | #591 |
| 1951 | 178 | #649 |
| 1950 | 154 | #692 |
| 1949 | 137 | #724 |
| 1948 | 138 | #714 |
| 1947 | 134 | #738 |
| 1946 | 113 | #771 |
| 1945 | 126 | #654 |
| 1944 | 119 | #685 |
| 1943 | 139 | #645 |
| 1942 | 136 | #642 |
| 1941 | 142 | #589 |
| 1940 | 122 | #640 |
| 1939 | 151 | #541 |
| 1938 | 125 | #611 |
| 1937 | 129 | #592 |
| 1936 | 130 | #578 |
| 1935 | 113 | #612 |
| 1934 | 110 | #635 |
| 1933 | 124 | #575 |
| 1932 | 130 | #576 |
| 1931 | 140 | #553 |
| 1930 | 137 | #583 |
| 1929 | 128 | #606 |
| 1928 | 158 | #557 |
| 1927 | 138 | #604 |
| 1926 | 136 | #609 |
| 1925 | 141 | #616 |
| 1924 | 140 | #635 |
| 1923 | 138 | #627 |
| 1922 | 149 | #588 |
| 1921 | 154 | #582 |
| 1920 | 184 | #515 |
| 1919 | 169 | #524 |
| 1918 | 173 | #533 |
| 1917 | 198 | #460 |
| 1916 | 201 | #446 |
| 1915 | 237 | #391 |
| 1914 | 166 | #412 |
| 1913 | 131 | #432 |
| 1912 | 120 | #429 |
| 1911 | 103 | #398 |
| 1910 | 80 | #445 |
| 1909 | 77 | #418 |
| 1908 | 93 | #372 |
| 1907 | 86 | #383 |
| 1906 | 84 | #368 |
| 1905 | 75 | #389 |
| 1904 | 75 | #378 |
| 1903 | 87 | #335 |
| 1902 | 91 | #324 |
| 1901 | 94 | #309 |
| 1900 | 102 | #335 |
| 1899 | 90 | #315 |
| 1898 | 111 | #291 |
| 1897 | 128 | #251 |
| 1896 | 129 | #251 |
| 1895 | 160 | #215 |
| 1894 | 137 | #227 |
| 1893 | 104 | #264 |
| 1892 | 142 | #216 |
| 1891 | 102 | #238 |
| 1890 | 106 | #238 |
| 1889 | 104 | #229 |
| 1888 | 87 | #250 |
| 1887 | 61 | #270 |
| 1886 | 59 | #270 |
| 1885 | 66 | #249 |
| 1884 | 51 | #273 |
| 1883 | 35 | #294 |
| 1882 | 29 | #326 |
| 1881 | 25 | #317 |
| 1880 | 20 | #367 |
Names like Elsa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eva Eliza Ella Elsie Ava Anna Ada Emma Lola Etta Sara Isabella
Names related to Elsa
More Hebrew names
Noah Elijah James Jack Mia Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elsa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elsa, updated 20 October 2026.