Elsa
Elsa is a female name mostly used in the Scandinavian countries.
- German
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Icelandic
Meaning & Origin of Elsa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elsa is a female name mostly used in the Scandinavian countries.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Icelandic
- Finnish
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- English
The Story of Elsa
American parents first put Elsa on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 20 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 1,140 Elsas were born — ranking #286 that year. As of 2026, Elsa ranks #978 for baby girls with 264 births, falling sharply (-19%). All told, over 31K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Elsa
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Elsa. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Bettina
- Eli
- Elísa
- Elisa
- Elísabet
- Elisabet
- Elisabete
- Elisabeth
- Elisabetta
- Elise
- Elizabete
- Elizabeth
- Ella
- Elli
- Elly
- Elsabeth
- Elsbeth
- Else
- Elsie
- Elsy
- Elyzabeth
- Ilsa
- Ilse
- Isabel
- Isabela
- Isabele
- Isabell
- Ísabella
- Isabella
- Isabelle
- Isbel
- Isebella
- Izabel
- Izabelle
- Lies
- Liesa
- Liese
- Liesel
- Liesl
- Lili
- Lill
- Lilli
- Lilly
- Lis
- Lisa
- Lisbet
- Lisbeth
- Lise
- Liss
- Tina
- Ysabel
Notable people named Elsa
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Duchess Elsa of Württemberg (1876–1936)
- Elsa Benítez (born 1977), Mexican model
- Elsa Bienenfeld (1877–1942), Austrian music historian and music critic
- Elsa Borg (1826–1909), Swedish social worker
- Elsa Brändström (1888–1948), Swedish philanthropist
- Elsa Beata Bunge (1734–1819), Swedish botanist
- Elsa Burckhardt-Blum (1900–1974), Swiss painter
- Elsa Castillo (born 1963), Venezuelan teacher and trade unionist
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Names that sound like Elsa
Phonetically similar names — useful when Elsa is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Elsa
Elsa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 31K births in the dataset. Elsa's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #215. Use the chart and map above to compare Elsa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.