How Many People Are Named Elsa?
people named Elsa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 15,233 people in the US has this name
Based on 30,731 babies named Elsa in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,140 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of ELISABETH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Elsa (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elsa alive today is about 35 years old, and 50% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elsa first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2014, to 1,140 babies. In 2025, 216 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elsa has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #215, in 1895. In 2025 it ranked #1,104.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,104 |
| Best rank | #215 (1895) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #557 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elsa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elsa were born in California than in any other state: about 4,761 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elsa was given 2.5 times as often in Texas, 2.1 times in California and 1.8 times in Minnesota.
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