--- ---  # _Frozen_\-Mad Moms Are Naming Babies After Elsa by [The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## The Hollywood Reporter Jul 6, 2015 7:45 PM UTC  Disney by [The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## The Hollywood Reporter Jul 6, 2015 7:45 PM UTC Seems that a lot of new parents are fans of _Frozen_. The name “Elsa” last year cracked the list of the 500 most popular baby names in the U.S. for the first time since 1917, according to Social Security Administration data [analyzed](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/02/upshot/frozen-and-the-rise-of-elsa.html?rref=upshot&smid=tw-nytimes&abt=0002&abg=0&%5Fr=0) by _The New York Times._ A total of 1,131 babies born last year were named Elsa, making it the 286th most common name given to newborn girls. (_Frozen_ was released in late 2013.) The Times noted that “Anna,” the name of Elsa’s sister in the box office smash, hasn’t seen a similar rise in popularity. While the name remains popular, it rose only one spot in the overall rankings last year, landing at 34. In the animated movie, which earned $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office, according to Box Office Mojo, Elsa was voiced by Idina Menzel, while Anna was brought to life by Kristen Bell. Disney announced a sequel earlier this year. _This_ [_article_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/frozen-effect-elsa-enters-list-806795) _originally appeared on_ [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/) _More from The Hollywood Reporter:_ * [Idina Menzel on ‘Frozen 2’: “We’re Really Excited That There’s a Future”](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/idina-menzel-frozen-2-were-796831) * [‘Frozen 2’ in the Works, Disney Confirms](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/frozen-2-works-disney-confirms-780993) * [Watch Josh Gad, James Corden Perfectly Sing ‘Late Late Show’ Monologue to ‘Frozen’ Tunes (Video)](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/late-late-show-josh-gad-787495) Frozen: Elsa Re-enters List of Most Popular Baby Names After 97 Years ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3947042/frozen-elsa-baby-name/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3947042/frozen-elsa-baby-name/"},"headline":"Frozen-Mad Moms Are Naming Babies After Elsa","datePublished":"2015-07-06T19:45:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:59:52.344Z","description":"Returned to the top 500 most popular names for the first time in 97 years","url":"https://time.com/3947042/frozen-elsa-baby-name/","keywords":["movies","Frozen","Elsa"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc2ff1ae582ea3a9f/69876c40cd684837040985f7/elsa-upon-a-time-disney.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Hollywood Reporter","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc2ff1ae582ea3a9f/69876c40cd684837040985f7/elsa-upon-a-time-disney.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"elsa-upon-a-time-disney","caption":"elsa-upon-a-time-disney","creditText":"Disney","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3947042/frozen-elsa-baby-name/","name":"Frozen-Mad Moms Are Naming Babies After Elsa"}}]}] ```