NameTides

Elsa

Elsa was the #1,104 girls' name in the US in 2025 (216 babies), and #684 in England & Wales and #600 in Canada.

Elsa as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Elsa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaIrelandEngland & WalesUS
Elsa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,104 (216)#684 (54)#387 (8)—#608 (5)#600 (50)
2024#938 (281)#558 (70)#541 (5)—#631 (5)#775 (38)
2023#1,024 (247)#540 (72)——#495 (7)#505 (58)
2022#994 (264)#624 (61)——#747 (4)#587 (48)
2021#951 (276)#567 (69)——#430 (9)#521 (56)
2020#915 (284)#537 (74)#636 (4)#397 (3)#544 (6)#456 (65)
2019#791 (350)#496 (83)#493 (6)—#871 (3)#423 (77)
2018#887 (305)#437 (100)#583 (5)—#629 (5)#386 (85)
2017#686 (425)#405 (108)#501 (6)#432 (3)#396 (10)#361 (92)
2016#626 (477)#382 (119)#585 (5)—#661 (5)#237 (135)
2015#486 (658)#262 (190)#379 (9)#209 (9)#276 (18)#207 (154)
2014#286 (1,140)#104 (537)#152 (31)#171 (12)#158 (37)#126 (247)
2013#528 (566)#183 (286)#319 (12)#199 (10)#207 (27)#315 (104)
2012#549 (542)#177 (286)#467 (7)#330 (5)#295 (17)#333 (97)
2011#580 (499)#182 (280)#300 (13)#311 (5)#220 (24)#354 (93)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1895 at #215.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,500 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,500uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Elsa is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,100 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,900 to 1 in 8,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elsa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #518WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #731MNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: #690MINew York: #947NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,134OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #878CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #573VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #632AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #697OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #819ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,532TXFlorida: #1,170FL
Elsa (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#36214
Ontario2024#93212

Elsa (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ElsaCanadaGirls#60050
ElsaEngland & WalesGirls#68454
ElsaIrelandGirls#6085
ElsaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ElsaScotlandGirls#3878
ElsaUSGirls#1,104216
ElsaUSBoys—too few