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Elsa

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Elsa: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Recording by Speaker: KlaudiuMihaila; Recorder: KlaudiuMihaila. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #104 to #736.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#104#736
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#661
1997#736
1998#589
1999#548
2000#591
2001#496
2002#540
2003#462
2004#492
2005#427
2006#398
2007#382
2008#323
2009#283
2010#224
2011#182
2012#177
2013#183
2014#104
2015#262
2016#382
2017#405
2018#437
2019#496
2020#537
2021#567
2022#624
2023#540
2024#558
2025#684

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 78 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #134 among girls in Norway, #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #684 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #55 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #55 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #684 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #55 in Norway in 1945.

Elsa's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#68454HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#55870HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#54072HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#62461HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#56769HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#53774HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#49683HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#437100HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#405108HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#382119HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#262190HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#104537HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#183286HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#177286HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#182280HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#224223HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#283168HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#323139HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#382110HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#398105HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#42787HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#49268HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#46273HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#54055HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#49659HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#59145HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#54851HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#58944HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#73632HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#66136HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#3973HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#4323HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#2099HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#17112HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#19910HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#3305HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#3115HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#2378HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#3095HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#3313HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#13441HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#13937HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#13439HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#13736HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#16827HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#14733HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#11646HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#14139HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#18828HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#14840HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#13447HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#13945HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#18631HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#24922HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#32814HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#28617HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#33114HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#30616HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#32114HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#26418HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#28916HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#38010HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#30713HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#29314HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#4587HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#4258HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#4996HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#32812HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#30214HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#4049HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#33413HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#4688HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#5446HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#4748HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#4798HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#41810HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#6015HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#5057HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#41710HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#4319HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#33412HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#36511HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#4019HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#29715HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#35811HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#3969HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#34511HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#4248HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#37410HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#29214HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#25118HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#27615HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#29113HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#27814HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#25716HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#24316HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#22317HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#25115HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#30711HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#24115HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#18320HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#19321HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#24613HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#12735HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#15527HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#14729HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#11247HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#14036HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#12838HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#11445HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#10649HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#10748HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#8276HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#7284HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#60104HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#58115HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#59120HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#55109HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#6085HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#6315HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#4957HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#4309HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#5446HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#8713HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#6295HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#39610HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#27618HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#15837HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#20727HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#29517HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#22024HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#27619HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#37912HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#5467HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#6245HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#23818HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5235HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#3708HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4905HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#5124HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#4654HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4254HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#5343HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#4903HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#5415HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Elsa is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Elsa, between 1945 and 2025, in 80 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202578#55 in 1945
Republic of Ireland1974–202528#158 in 2014
England and Wales1996–202530#104 in 2014
Northern Ireland2003–202011#171 in 2014
Scotland20241#541 in 2024

Its high point came 79 years earlier in Norway (1945) than in Scotland (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #55 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.