as a First Name
Shortened form of Elisabeth or Elizabeth. The name was borne by the English-born film actress Elsa Lanchester (1902–86). Elsa Belton was a character in Angela Thirkell's once widely read Barsetshire Chronicles. In the 1960s the name was also associated with the lioness named Elsa featured in the book Born Free, by Joy Adamson, which was made into a film.
| 796th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 41,923
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Texas
- has the most people named Elsa per capita
- 2010
- marked the height of its popularity
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