Elsa is a female given name mostly used in the Scandinavian countries.
In the past, Elsa was simply a short form for the biblical name Elisabeth and some of its variants: Elisabet, Elisabetta and Elizabeth.
The first records mentioning the name Elsa were produced in Sweden in the 15th century and it became a generally used name only after the 19th century.
EliElisEliseElizaEllaElleElseElsieElysElzaIlsaIlseAfter the release of Frozen at the end of 2013, the name became more popular in different countries across the world.
In Sweden the name was in the top 10 baby names before Disney's Frozen was released, yet it became the most popular name only afterwards, in 2014 and 2015.
In the US, the number of babies named Elsa was 487 in 2010, and it more than doubled in 2014.
Elsa Benítez (born 1977), Mexican modelElsa Borg (1826-1909), Swedish social workerElsa Brändström (1888–1948), Swedish philanthropistElsa Beata Bunge (1734–1819), Swedish botanistElsa Einstein (1876–1936), German, Albert Einstein's second wifeElsa Eschelsson (1861–1911), first Swedish woman doctor in lawElsa Fougt (1744–1826), Swedish publisherElsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (1874–1927), German artist/poetElsa Kazi (1884–1967), German writer and German origin Sindhi woman. famous for her poem The Neem Tree (Sindhi: نم جو وڻ).Elsa Klensch (born 1933), Australian-American Fashion CommentatorElsa Lanchester (1902–1986), English-American actress, probably best known for playing the Bride of FrankensteinElsa Leviseur (born 1932), South African-born American architect.Elsa Lunghini (born 1973), French singerElsa Martinelli (born 1932 or 1935), Italian actress and former fashion modelElsa Maxwell (1883–1963), American gossip columnist and author, songwriter, and professional hostessElsa Morante (1912–1985), Italian novelistElsa Peretti (born 1940), Italian jewelry designerElsa Ratassepp (1893-1972), Estonian actressElsa Salazar Cade (born 1952), American entomologist/educatorElsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973), Parisian fashion designer of the 1920s and 1930sElsa Triolet (1896–1970), French writerElsa Zylberstein (born 1968), French actressElsa of Brabant, heroine of the Wagnerian opera LohengrinBaroness Elsa von Schraeder, from the film and stage show The Sound of MusicElsa Schneider, from Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeElsa Cleeg, of Kim PossibleElsa de Sica, from the manga/anime Gunslinger GirlElsa Shivers from I Know What You Did Last SummerElsa the Snow Queen, from Disney's FrozenElsa Mars, of American Horror Story: Freak Show, portrayed by Jessica Lange.Exelsa, formerly Elsa, from the sitcom La familia P. LucheElsa the Lioness, subject of the book and film Born Free
