Elsa
A girls’ name of German origin, meaning noble; form of Elisabeth.
How Elsa has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #486 |
| 2016 | #626 |
| 2017 | #686 |
| 2018 | #891 |
| 2019 | #790 |
| 2020 | #917 |
| 2021 | #951 |
| 2022 | #994 |
| 2024 | #938 |
Elsa by the numbers
In 2025, 54 babies in England and Wales were named Elsa. In the US, 424 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,140 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Elisabeth
Like Elsa, each of these traces back to Elisabeth: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Elisemy god is an oath; a form of Elisabeth1,707 in the US (2017)
- Elisabethgod is my oath; a form of Elizabeth353 in the US (2017)
- LisaGod is my oath; short form of Elisabeth57 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lisbethgod's oath; a form of Elisabeth44 in the US (2017)
- Lieselgod is my oath; diminutive of Elisabeth43 in the US (2017)
- Ilsenoble kind; a form of Elisabeth29 in the US (2017)
- Elisabetgod is my oath; variant of Elisabeth23 in the US (2017)
- Elishebagod is my oath; a form of Elisabeth3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elsa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ellaall, completely; fairy maiden8,020 in the US (2017)
- Elisagod is my oath; form of elizabeth113 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eliamy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah255 in the US (2017)
- Elsigod's oath; a form of Elizabeth34 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elmanoble protector; a form of elmer or wilhelmina31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elyamy god is yahweh; modern form of Elijah6 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Elsa, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Elsa
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