Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Elsa

#816 most common girls' name of all time · #1,478 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#816
Rank overall
#1,478 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
30,731
Since 2016
3,125
Peak year
2014 #286
Best rank
#215 1895
Girls Boys peak 1,140/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Elsa is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 216 — 216 #1,104
2024 281 — 281 #938
2023 247 — 247 #1,024
2022 264 — 264 #994
2021 276 — 276 #951
2020 284 — 284 #916
2019 350 — 350 #791
2018 305 — 305 #887
2017 425 — 425 #686
2016 477 — 477 #626
2015 658 — 658 #486
2014 1,140 — 1,140 #286
2013 566 — 566 #528
2012 542 — 542 #549
2011 499 — 499 #580
2010 487 — 487 #603
2009 426 — 426 #684
2008 413 — 413 #720
2007 393 — 393 #742
2006 350 — 350 #785
2005 350 — 350 #761
2004 308 — 308 #813
2003 349 — 349 #732
2002 283 — 283 #823
2001 247 — 247 #915
2000 240 — 240 #910
1999 236 — 236 #898
1998 200 — 200 #998
1997 196 — 196 #993
1996 228 — 228 #869
1995 222 — 222 #868
1994 227 — 227 #863
1993 197 — 197 #959
1992 229 — 229 #863
1991 220 — 220 #892
1990 242 — 242 #814
1989 209 — 209 #880
1988 170 — 170 #974
1987 171 — 171 #947
1986 199 — 199 #837
1985 193 — 193 #843
1984 216 — 216 #750
1983 235 — 235 #715
1982 206 — 206 #787
1981 240 — 240 #701
1980 244 — 244 #697
1979 210 — 210 #766
1978 225 — 225 #703
1977 245 — 245 #656
1976 269 5 274 #596
1975 255 — 255 #617
1974 254 — 254 #613
1973 253 5 258 #611
1972 263 — 263 #606
1971 279 — 279 #611
1970 298 — 298 #589
1969 280 — 280 #592
1968 243 — 243 #616
1967 246 — 246 #605
1966 295 — 295 #552
1965 274 — 274 #577
1964 282 — 282 #590
1963 287 — 287 #583
1962 275 — 275 #603
1961 285 — 285 #596
1960 279 — 279 #594
1959 280 6 286 #593
1958 287 — 287 #586
1957 340 — 340 #519
1956 309 — 309 #527
1955 289 — 289 #541
1954 248 — 248 #565
1953 207 — 207 #618
1952 216 — 216 #593
1951 178 — 178 #650
1950 154 — 154 #693
1949 137 — 137 #725
1948 138 — 138 #716
1947 134 — 134 #739
1946 113 — 113 #771
1945 126 — 126 #655
1944 119 — 119 #686
1943 139 — 139 #645
1942 136 — 136 #642
1941 142 — 142 #589
1940 122 — 122 #640
1939 151 — 151 #542
1938 125 — 125 #611
1937 129 — 129 #592
1936 130 — 130 #579
1935 113 — 113 #612
1934 110 — 110 #635
1933 124 — 124 #576
1932 130 — 130 #577
1931 140 — 140 #553
1930 137 — 137 #585
1929 128 — 128 #607
1928 158 — 158 #557
1927 138 — 138 #604
1926 136 — 136 #609
1925 141 — 141 #616
1924 140 5 145 #635
1923 138 — 138 #627
1922 149 — 149 #588
1921 154 — 154 #582
1920 184 — 184 #516
1919 169 — 169 #524
1918 173 — 173 #533
1917 198 — 198 #460
1916 201 — 201 #446
1915 237 — 237 #391
1914 166 — 166 #412
1913 131 — 131 #432
1912 120 — 120 #430
1911 103 — 103 #399
1910 80 — 80 #445
1909 77 — 77 #419
1908 93 — 93 #373
1907 86 — 86 #384
1906 84 — 84 #371
1905 75 — 75 #390
1904 75 — 75 #380
1903 87 — 87 #336
1902 91 — 91 #329
1901 94 — 94 #311
1900 102 — 102 #335
1899 90 — 90 #315
1898 111 — 111 #294
1897 128 — 128 #252
1896 129 — 129 #252
1895 160 — 160 #215
1894 137 — 137 #227
1893 104 — 104 #264
1892 142 — 142 #216
1891 102 — 102 #240
1890 106 — 106 #238
1889 104 — 104 #229
1888 87 — 87 #250
1887 61 — 61 #272
1886 59 — 59 #273
1885 66 — 66 #251
1884 51 — 51 #274
1883 35 — 35 #298
1882 29 — 29 #334
1881 25 — 25 #323
1880 20 — 20 #369