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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 537 babies (rank #104 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

2,993

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

537

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	36	#666
1997	32	#740
1998	44	#593
1999	51	#551
2000	45	#593
2001	59	#498
2002	55	#541
2003	73	#463
2004	68	#492
2005	87	#429
2006	105	#401
2007	110	#382
2008	139	#323
2009	168	#283
2010	223	#224
2011	280	#182
2012	286	#178
2013	286	#183
2014	537	#104
2015	190	#262
2016	119	#384