Elsa
Girl name · Turkish, German origin
Elsa meaning
Elsa is a Turkish-Persian name for girls made up of the Turkish El (people, tribe) and the Persian sa (similar to), creating the meaning of one who looks like kin, meaning friendly, lovable.
Elsa at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Turkish, German
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- السىAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #938 in 2024
Elsa popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #367 | 20 |
| 1890 | #238 | 106 |
| 1895 | #215 | 160 |
| 1900 | #335 | 102 |
| 1910 | #445 | 80 |
| 1920 | #515 | 184 |
| 1930 | #583 | 137 |
| 1940 | #640 | 122 |
| 1950 | #693 | 154 |
| 1960 | #594 | 279 |
| 1970 | #588 | 298 |
| 1980 | #697 | 244 |
| 1990 | #814 | 242 |
| 2000 | #910 | 240 |
| 2010 | #603 | 487 |
| 2020 | #915 | 284 |
| 2024 | #938 | 280 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #367 | 20 |
| 1881 | #317 | 25 |
| 1882 | #326 | 29 |
| 1883 | #294 | 35 |
| 1884 | #273 | 51 |
| 1885 | #249 | 66 |
| 1886 | #270 | 59 |
| 1887 | #270 | 61 |
| 1888 | #250 | 87 |
| 1889 | #229 | 104 |
| 1890 | #238 | 106 |
| 1891 | #238 | 102 |
| 1892 | #216 | 142 |
| 1893 | #264 | 104 |
| 1894 | #227 | 137 |
| 1895 | #215 | 160 |
| 1896 | #251 | 129 |
| 1897 | #251 | 128 |
| 1898 | #291 | 111 |
| 1899 | #315 | 90 |
| 1900 | #335 | 102 |
| 1901 | #309 | 94 |
| 1902 | #324 | 91 |
| 1903 | #335 | 87 |
| 1904 | #378 | 75 |
| 1905 | #389 | 75 |
| 1906 | #368 | 84 |
| 1907 | #383 | 86 |
| 1908 | #372 | 93 |
| 1909 | #418 | 77 |
| 1910 | #445 | 80 |
| 1911 | #398 | 103 |
| 1912 | #429 | 120 |
| 1913 | #432 | 131 |
| 1914 | #412 | 166 |
| 1915 | #391 | 237 |
| 1916 | #446 | 201 |
| 1917 | #460 | 198 |
| 1918 | #533 | 173 |
| 1919 | #524 | 169 |
| 1920 | #515 | 184 |
| 1921 | #582 | 154 |
| 1922 | #588 | 149 |
| 1923 | #627 | 138 |
| 1924 | #635 | 140 |
| 1925 | #616 | 141 |
| 1926 | #609 | 136 |
| 1927 | #604 | 138 |
| 1928 | #557 | 158 |
| 1929 | #606 | 128 |
| 1930 | #583 | 137 |
| 1931 | #553 | 140 |
| 1932 | #576 | 130 |
| 1933 | #575 | 124 |
| 1934 | #635 | 110 |
| 1935 | #612 | 113 |
| 1936 | #578 | 130 |
| 1937 | #592 | 129 |
| 1938 | #611 | 125 |
| 1939 | #541 | 151 |
| 1940 | #640 | 122 |
| 1941 | #589 | 142 |
| 1942 | #642 | 136 |
| 1943 | #645 | 139 |
| 1944 | #685 | 119 |
| 1945 | #654 | 126 |
| 1946 | #771 | 113 |
| 1947 | #739 | 134 |
| 1948 | #716 | 138 |
| 1949 | #725 | 137 |
| 1950 | #693 | 154 |
| 1951 | #650 | 178 |
| 1952 | #591 | 216 |
| 1953 | #617 | 207 |
| 1954 | #565 | 248 |
| 1955 | #541 | 289 |
| 1956 | #527 | 309 |
| 1957 | #519 | 340 |
| 1958 | #586 | 287 |
| 1959 | #592 | 280 |
| 1960 | #594 | 279 |
| 1961 | #596 | 285 |
| 1962 | #602 | 276 |
| 1963 | #585 | 286 |
| 1964 | #590 | 282 |
| 1965 | #576 | 274 |
| 1966 | #552 | 295 |
| 1967 | #605 | 246 |
| 1968 | #616 | 243 |
| 1969 | #592 | 280 |
| 1970 | #588 | 298 |
| 1971 | #611 | 279 |
| 1972 | #606 | 263 |
| 1973 | #611 | 253 |
| 1974 | #612 | 254 |
| 1975 | #617 | 255 |
| 1976 | #596 | 269 |
| 1977 | #655 | 245 |
| 1978 | #702 | 225 |
| 1979 | #765 | 210 |
| 1980 | #697 | 244 |
| 1981 | #700 | 240 |
| 1982 | #787 | 206 |
| 1983 | #715 | 235 |
| 1984 | #750 | 216 |
| 1985 | #845 | 192 |
| 1986 | #837 | 199 |
| 1987 | #947 | 171 |
| 1988 | #974 | 170 |
| 1989 | #880 | 209 |
| 1990 | #814 | 242 |
| 1991 | #892 | 220 |
| 1992 | #862 | 229 |
| 1993 | #958 | 197 |
| 1994 | #863 | 227 |
| 1995 | #867 | 222 |
| 1996 | #869 | 228 |
| 1997 | #993 | 196 |
| 1998 | #998 | 200 |
| 1999 | #897 | 236 |
| 2000 | #910 | 240 |
| 2001 | #915 | 247 |
| 2002 | #823 | 283 |
| 2003 | #732 | 349 |
| 2004 | #813 | 308 |
| 2005 | #761 | 350 |
| 2006 | #785 | 350 |
| 2007 | #742 | 393 |
| 2008 | #720 | 413 |
| 2009 | #682 | 426 |
| 2010 | #603 | 487 |
| 2011 | #580 | 499 |
| 2012 | #549 | 542 |
| 2013 | #528 | 566 |
| 2014 | #286 | 1,140 |
| 2015 | #486 | 658 |
| 2016 | #625 | 477 |
| 2017 | #686 | 425 |
| 2018 | #887 | 305 |
| 2019 | #791 | 350 |
| 2020 | #915 | 284 |
| 2021 | #952 | 275 |
| 2022 | #994 | 264 |
| 2023 | #1,029 | 246 |
| 2024 | #938 | 280 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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