Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Elsa
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2014
Peak era
2014
Peak births
1,140
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Elsa
How many people are named Elsa?
An estimated 21,005 living Americans are named Elsa.
How rare is Elsa?
Elsa is uncommon among babies today, with 216 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 81.1% from its 2014 peak.
How old is the typical Elsa?
The median age of a living American named Elsa is approximately 28 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 53 years old.
Is Elsa still popular?
Not especially. Elsa has been declining since its 2014 peak and registered 216 births in 2025.
Where is Elsa most common?
Elsa has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 6.9× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20142025
Peak year
2014
Decline from peak
81.1%
2025
216
All-time
30,710
Where it lives now
Elsa is most concentrated in Minnesota — about 4.6× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Elsa is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.