Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Elfa isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elfa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 76
- 0 boys · 76 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1954. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 154 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elfa’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Elfa
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Elfa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Elda
“a battlemaiden; a protector”
>99% girls
Eda
Eda is a variant of Edith. One English interpretation is “the spoils of war; one who is joyous; a treasure.”
>99% girls
Elma
“having God's protection”
>99% girls
Era
Era is a feminine given name. It is used in Albanian.
4% boys · 96% girls
Ilma
“determined protector”
>99% girls
Evia
“giver of life; a lively woman”
>99% girls
Elzie
“from the nobleman's estate”
19% boys · 81% girls
Erma
“one who is complete; universal”
>99% girls