Elsa
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Elsa is a form of Elizabeth meaning “pledged to God” or “God’s promise.” Elsa is also read as a German name meaning “noble,” popular in Scandinavia and Hispanic countries and heard in Wagner’s opera Lohengrin. The name was made famous by Elsa, the orphaned lion cub raised and released by Joy Adamson in Born Free. Fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli escaped a convent, raised a child alone, and became famous for daring, outrageous designs.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Elsa in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Elsa against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Elsa is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Elsa in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 216 girls were named Elsa, making it the #1104 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 30,710 girls have been named Elsa, with the most (1,140) in 2014. It is most common, relative to births, in Wisconsin, Virginia and Arizona.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Elsa in other languages
- Elisa Catalan, Dutch, Italian, Spanish
- Elza Dutch, Hungarian, Latvian, Polish
- Else Dutch
- Elsi Finnish
- Elsina Dutch
Elsa name days
- April 17 Norway
- October 30 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Elsa
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Elsa, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Elsa (Category 1) | 2021 | North Atlantic | 139 km/h |
| Tropical storm Elsa | 1976 | South Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Elsa | 1975 | South Indian Ocean | – |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Elsa
There are 28 towns and villages with Elsa in their name, in 9 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 12🇮🇹 Italy 7🇺🇸 United States 3🇨🇦 Canada 1🇨🇴 Colombia 1🇨🇺 Cuba 1🇩🇪 Germany 1🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Elsa | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 6,647 | Map |
| Granja Elsa | Aguascalientes, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 36 | Map |
| Elsa | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 11 | Map |
| Rancho Elsa | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5 | Map |
| Edcouch-Elsa | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Elsa | Yukon, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Elsa | Bavaria, 🇩🇪 Germany | – | Map |
| Elsa | Sinaloa, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Elsa | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Elsa | California, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Elsa
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Elsa in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 2🇹🇫 French Southern Territories 1🇺🇸 United States 1
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| Elsa Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Elsa | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Elsa | 🇹🇫 French Southern Territories | Map |
| Lake Elsa | Wyoming, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Elsa songs
5 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Elsa in their title. The best known:
- Elsa – Los Destellos (1970)
- ELSA (Escabí)
- Elsa – Enric Esteve i Hilari
- Elsa gentil – Enric Gratacòs i Massanella
- Till Elsa, vid hennes hemkomst d. 27 Nov. 1880 – Rudolf Gagge
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Elsa
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Elsa.
Elsa Billgren
Elsa Chauvel
Elsa García
Elsa Gidlow
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Fictional characters named Elsa
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Elsa as a pet name
FurryName has found 5,021 dogs named Elsa in public pet registers, making it the #453 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Sweden (4614), Zurich (13), Fusagasugá (1). Elsa as a dog name →
FurryName has found 4,567 cats named Elsa in public pet registers, making it the #491 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Sweden (4547), Seattle (7), Surf Coast Shire (1). Elsa as a cat name →
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