Elsa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Elsa is a female name mostly used in the Scandinavian countries.

From Wikipedia

Elsa first appears in the data in 1953 and has been recorded in 62 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 55 babies (rank #211 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Elsa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Elsa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

991

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Disney Princesses: Elsa — Frozen, Queen of Arendelle
In Frozen: Elsa — the Snow Queen of Arendelle

Famous people named Elsa

Elsa Moranteprose writer · b. 1912
Elsa Lanchesterfilm actor · b. 1902
Elsa Patakyfilm actor · b. 1976
Elsa TrioletFrench resistance fighter · b. 1896
Elsa Schiaparellifashion designer · b. 1890

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with E

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1953	21	#423
1954	15	#497
1955	14	#534
1956	13	#553
1957	12	#585
1958	16	#518
1959	15	#552
1960	14	#580
1961	13	#615
1962	19	#514
1963	16	#572
1964	16	#580
1965	11	#672
1966	9	#734
1967	13	#649
1968	6	#883
1969	7	#849
1970	10	#745
1971	6	#895
1972	16	#579
1973	9	#713
1974	14	#576
1975	7	#803
1976	20	#467
1977	10	#667
1978	9	#695
1979	11	#643
1980	16	#539
1981	12	#640
1982	9	#743
1983	8	#793
1984	9	#744
1985	9	#769
1986	8	#838
1987	12	#691
1988	13	#667
1989	12	#710
1990	7	#946
1991	22	#525
1992	18	#584
1993	14	#679
1994	27	#465
1995	14	#662
1996	13	#684
1997	11	#754
1998	13	#699
1999	19	#551
2000	18	#562
2001	25	#471
2002	19	#556
2003	20	#534
2004	34	#360
2005	23	#456
2006	26	#411
2007	21	#471
2008	21	#479
2009	23	#436
2010	22	#439
2011	24	#389
2012	23	#385
2013	29	#312
2014	55	#211