girl's name

Elssa

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 30

Elssa is a girl's name. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1973, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1973.

Elssa over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

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Births named Elssa by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 5
2000s 5
2010s (to 2014) 10

How popular is Elssa?

In 2014, Elssa was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Elssa is used

France #6,375 5 in 2014
United States #16,659 5 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Elssa

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Elssa also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elssa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Elssa

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elssa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Elssa

How popular is the name Elssa?

In 2014, Elssa was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Elssa a girl's or a boy's name?

Elssa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Elssa most popular?

Elssa peaked in 1973, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.