Is Elsa a boy or girl name?
Elsa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 280 girls and 0 boys were named Elsa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 30,511 US babies named Elsa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #938
- Babies named Elsa since 1880
- 30,511
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 1,140 babies
Boys and girls named Elsa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 537 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,209 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 864 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,578 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 1,466 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,289 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,306 | 100% |
| 1950s | 6 | 2,508 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,746 | 100% |
| 1970s | 10 | 2,551 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,082 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,197 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,359 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,449 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,349 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 280 | #938 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 246 | #1,030 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 264 | #994 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 275 | #952 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 284 | #917 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 350 | #791 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 305 | #888 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 425 | #686 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 477 | #626 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 658 | #486 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,140 | #286 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 566 | #528 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 542 | #549 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 499 | #580 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 487 | #603 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 426 | #683 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 413 | #720 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 393 | #742 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 350 | #785 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 350 | #761 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 308 | #813 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 349 | #733 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 283 | #824 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 247 | #916 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 240 | #911 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 236 | #899 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 200 | #999 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 196 | #993 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 228 | #870 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 222 | #867 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 227 | #864 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 197 | #958 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 229 | #863 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 220 | #892 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 242 | #815 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 209 | #880 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 170 | #974 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 171 | #947 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 199 | #837 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 192 | #846 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 216 | #750 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 235 | #716 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 206 | #787 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 240 | #700 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 244 | #699 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 210 | #765 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 225 | #703 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 245 | #656 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,869 | 269 | #597 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 255 | #618 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 254 | #613 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,326 | 253 | #611 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 263 | #606 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 279 | #611 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 298 | #588 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 280 | #592 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 243 | #616 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 246 | #605 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 295 | #552 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 274 | #576 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 282 | #590 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 286 | #588 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 276 | #602 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 285 | #596 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 279 | #594 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,723 | 280 | #592 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 287 | #586 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 340 | #520 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 309 | #527 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 289 | #542 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 248 | #566 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 207 | #618 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 216 | #592 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 178 | #650 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 154 | #695 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 137 | #726 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 138 | #718 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 134 | #739 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 113 | #773 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 126 | #655 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 119 | #686 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 139 | #645 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 136 | #643 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 142 | #590 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 122 | #640 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 151 | #542 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 125 | #611 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 129 | #592 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 130 | #580 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 113 | #612 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 110 | #636 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 124 | #576 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 130 | #577 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 140 | #553 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 137 | #586 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 128 | #606 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 158 | #557 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 138 | #605 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 136 | #609 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 141 | #616 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,537 | 140 | #635 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 138 | #628 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 149 | #588 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 154 | #583 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 184 | #516 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 169 | #525 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 173 | #534 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 198 | #460 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 201 | #446 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 237 | #392 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 166 | #412 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 131 | #432 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 120 | #429 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 103 | #399 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 80 | #446 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 77 | #418 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 93 | #372 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 86 | #383 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 84 | #369 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 75 | #389 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 75 | #379 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 87 | #335 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 91 | #326 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 94 | #311 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 102 | #335 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 90 | #315 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 111 | #292 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 128 | #251 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 129 | #251 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 160 | #215 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 137 | #227 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 104 | #264 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 142 | #216 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 102 | #238 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 106 | #238 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 104 | #229 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 87 | #250 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 61 | #270 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 59 | #271 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 66 | #249 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 51 | #273 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 35 | #295 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 29 | #330 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 25 | #320 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 20 | #369 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elsa reached #3,723 in 1959. As a girl name, it reached #215 in 1895. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elsa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.