Elsa
#1,104 for girls in 2025, 216 births · Last seen for boys in 1976 at #5,587
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1895 · 160 births
- Debut · girls
- 20 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 30,710since 1880
Elsa over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Elsa has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,104 | 216 | — | |
| 2024 | #938 | 281 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,024 | 247 | — | |
| 2022 | #994 | 264 | — | |
| 2021 | #951 | 276 | — | |
| 2020 | #915 | 284 | — | |
| 2019 | #791 | 350 | — | |
| 2018 | #887 | 305 | — | |
| 2017 | #686 | 425 | — | |
| 2016 | #626 | 477 | — | |
| 2015 | #486 | 658 | — | |
| 2014 | #286 | 1,140 | — | |
| 2013 | #528 | 566 | — | |
| 2012 | #549 | 542 | — | |
| 2011 | #580 | 499 | — | |
| 2010 | #603 | 487 | — | |
| 2009 | #683 | 426 | — | |
| 2008 | #720 | 413 | — | |
| 2007 | #742 | 393 | — | |
| 2006 | #785 | 350 | — | |
| 2005 | #761 | 350 | — | |
| 2004 | #813 | 308 | — | |
| 2003 | #732 | 349 | — | |
| 2002 | #823 | 283 | — | |
| 2001 | #915 | 247 | — | |
| 2000 | #910 | 240 | — | |
| 1999 | #897 | 236 | — | |
| 1998 | #998 | 200 | — | |
| 1997 | #993 | 196 | — | |
| 1996 | #869 | 228 | — | |
| 1995 | #867 | 222 | — | |
| 1994 | #863 | 227 | — | |
| 1993 | #959 | 197 | — | |
| 1992 | #862 | 229 | — | |
| 1991 | #892 | 220 | — | |
| 1990 | #814 | 242 | — | |
| 1989 | #880 | 209 | — | |
| 1988 | #974 | 170 | — | |
| 1987 | #947 | 171 | — | |
| 1986 | #837 | 199 | — | |
| 1985 | #842 | 193 | — | |
| 1984 | #750 | 216 | — | |
| 1983 | #715 | 235 | — | |
| 1982 | #787 | 206 | — | |
| 1981 | #700 | 240 | — | |
| 1980 | #697 | 244 | — | |
| 1979 | #765 | 210 | — | |
| 1978 | #702 | 225 | — | |
| 1977 | #655 | 245 | — | |
| 1976 | #596 | 269 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #617 | 255 | — | |
| 1974 | #612 | 254 | — | |
| 1973 | #611 | 253 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #606 | 263 | — | |
| 1971 | #611 | 279 | — | |
| 1970 | #588 | 298 | — | |
| 1969 | #592 | 280 | — | |
| 1968 | #616 | 243 | — | |
| 1967 | #605 | 246 | — | |
| 1966 | #552 | 295 | — | |
| 1965 | #576 | 274 | — | |
| 1964 | #590 | 282 | — | |
| 1963 | #583 | 287 | — | |
| 1962 | #603 | 275 | — | |
| 1961 | #596 | 285 | — | |
| 1960 | #594 | 279 | — | |
| 1959 | #592 | 280 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #586 | 287 | — | |
| 1957 | #519 | 340 | — | |
| 1956 | #527 | 309 | — | |
| 1955 | #541 | 289 | — | |
| 1954 | #565 | 248 | — | |
| 1953 | #617 | 207 | — | |
| 1952 | #592 | 216 | — | |
| 1951 | #650 | 178 | — | |
| 1950 | #693 | 154 | — | |
| 1949 | #725 | 137 | — | |
| 1948 | #715 | 138 | — | |
| 1947 | #739 | 134 | — | |
| 1946 | #771 | 113 | — | |
| 1945 | #654 | 126 | — | |
| 1944 | #685 | 119 | — | |
| 1943 | #645 | 139 | — | |
| 1942 | #642 | 136 | — | |
| 1941 | #589 | 142 | — | |
| 1940 | #640 | 122 | — | |
| 1939 | #541 | 151 | — | |
| 1938 | #611 | 125 | — | |
| 1937 | #592 | 129 | — | |
| 1936 | #578 | 130 | — | |
| 1935 | #612 | 113 | — | |
| 1934 | #635 | 110 | — | |
| 1933 | #575 | 124 | — | |
| 1932 | #576 | 130 | — | |
| 1931 | #553 | 140 | — | |
| 1930 | #583 | 137 | — | |
| 1929 | #606 | 128 | — | |
| 1928 | #557 | 158 | — | |
| 1927 | #604 | 138 | — | |
| 1926 | #609 | 136 | — | |
| 1925 | #616 | 141 | — | |
| 1924 | #635 | 140 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #627 | 138 | — | |
| 1922 | #588 | 149 | — | |
| 1921 | #582 | 154 | — | |
| 1920 | #515 | 184 | — | |
| 1919 | #524 | 169 | — | |
| 1918 | #533 | 173 | — | |
| 1917 | #460 | 198 | — | |
| 1916 | #446 | 201 | — | |
| 1915 | #391 | 237 | — | |
| 1914 | #412 | 166 | — | |
| 1913 | #432 | 131 | — | |
| 1912 | #429 | 120 | — | |
| 1911 | #398 | 103 | — | |
| 1910 | #445 | 80 | — | |
| 1909 | #418 | 77 | — | |
| 1908 | #372 | 93 | — | |
| 1907 | #383 | 86 | — | |
| 1906 | #368 | 84 | — | |
| 1905 | #389 | 75 | — | |
| 1904 | #378 | 75 | — | |
| 1903 | #335 | 87 | — | |
| 1902 | #324 | 91 | — | |
| 1901 | #309 | 94 | — | |
| 1900 | #335 | 102 | — | |
| 1899 | #315 | 90 | — | |
| 1898 | #291 | 111 | — | |
| 1897 | #251 | 128 | — | |
| 1896 | #251 | 129 | — | |
| 1895 | #215 | 160 | — | |
| 1894 | #227 | 137 | — | |
| 1893 | #264 | 104 | — | |
| 1892 | #216 | 142 | — | |
| 1891 | #238 | 102 | — | |
| 1890 | #238 | 106 | — | |
| 1889 | #229 | 104 | — | |
| 1888 | #250 | 87 | — | |
| 1887 | #270 | 61 | — | |
| 1886 | #270 | 59 | — | |
| 1885 | #249 | 66 | — | |
| 1884 | #273 | 51 | — | |
| 1883 | #294 | 35 | — | |
| 1882 | #326 | 29 | — | |
| 1881 | #317 | 25 | — | |
| 1880 | #367 | 20 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elsa was already there! It came in at #367, and was given to 20 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 30 girls a year got the name.
Where Elsa is popular in 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Vermont#73 · 1 in 195
- Minnesota#107 · 1 in 462
- North Dakota#155 · 1 in 469
- Wisconsin#178 · 1 in 720
- Oregon#207 · 1 in 825
Best ever in a state: #73 in Vermont, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #73 | 6 | 1 in 195 |
| Minnesota | #107 | 52 | 1 in 462 |
| North Dakota | #155 | 6 | 1 in 469 |
| Wisconsin | #178 | 32 | 1 in 720 |
| Oregon | #207 | 18 | 1 in 825 |
| New Hampshire | #218 | 5 | 1 in 744 |
| Washington | #246 | 29 | 1 in 1,050 |
| Colorado | #257 | 22 | 1 in 1,018 |
| Iowa | #295 | 10 | 1 in 1,253 |
| Nebraska | #310 | 7 | 1 in 1,107 |
| Massachusetts | #315 | 17 | 1 in 1,496 |
| Illinois | #341 | 36 | 1 in 1,632 |
| Maryland | #450 | 12 | 1 in 2,008 |
| Kansas | #454 | 7 | 1 in 1,880 |
| Utah | #458 | 9 | 1 in 1,989 |
| Virginia | #472 | 16 | 1 in 2,274 |
| Pennsylvania | #483 | 22 | 1 in 2,398 |
| Michigan | #492 | 17 | 1 in 2,422 |
| Arizona | #541 | 13 | 1 in 2,383 |
| California | #609 | 63 | 1 in 3,319 |
| New York | #648 | 27 | 1 in 3,417 |
| Ohio | #920 | 9 | 1 in 5,731 |
| Georgia | #966 | 9 | 1 in 5,257 |
| Florida | #1,051 | 12 | 1 in 6,636 |
| North Carolina | #1,179 | 6 | 1 in 7,326 |
| Texas | #1,476 | 15 | 1 in 10,554 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 166 spots since 2024 (#938 → #1,104)
- 189 spots since 2020 (#915 → #1,104)
- 618 spots since 2015 (#486 → #1,104)
- Biggest jump: 242 spots in 2014 (#528 → #286)
- Biggest drop: 201 spots in 2018 (#686 → #887)
Rise & fade · girls
15 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1895 at #215 (160 births)
- Births halved by 1904, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 144 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1880–2022
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,460
- Highest: 1 in 1,460 girls born in 1895 were named Elsa (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,441 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 17.7% of all girls named Elsa (5,449) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 537 | #229 (1889) | #285 |
| 1890s | 1,209 | #215 (1895) | #251 |
| 1900s | 864 | #309 (1901) | #361 |
| 1910s | 1,578 | #391 (1915) | #447 |
| 1920s | 1,466 | #515 (1920) | #594 |
| 1930s | 1,289 | #541 (1939) | #586 |
| 1940s | 1,306 | #589 (1941) | #681 |
| 1950s | 2,508 | #519 (1957) | #588 |
| 1960s | 2,746 | #552 (1966) | #591 |
| 1970s | 2,551 | #588 (1970) | #636 |
| 1980s | 2,083 | #697 (1980) | #813 |
| 1990s | 2,197 | #814 (1990) | #901 |
| 2000s | 3,359 | #683 (2009) | #788 |
| 2010s | 5,449 | #286 (2014) | #602 |
| 2020s | 1,568 | #915 (2020) | #988 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Elsa in 2012
girls
#549
542 births · 1 in 3,249 girls
Top girls' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 3,249 of them was named Elsa, which outranked 97.2% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).