Girl name Swedish origin Christian tradition

Elsa

EL-sah · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
God is my oath;diminutive of Elisabeth
Language
Swedish
Culture
Hebrew
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · Scandinavian
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#938
2024 births280
Peak year2014
First appeared1880
Total US births30,490
2014 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Elsie
Alternate spellings
Elsa
In other languages
Elsa (German)Else (Norwegian)Elza (Polish)

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Notable people named Elsa

Elsa Beskow (writer-illustrator)
Elsa Andersson (Swedish aviator)