Elfie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EL-fee
- Origin
- Old English
Elfie is a girls' name of Old English origin, meaning “elf strength”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Elfie mean?
Old English: pet form of Elfrida, from Old English Ælfthryth
“elf strength”
A pet form of Elfrida, from Old English elements meaning 'elf' and 'strength'.
Is Elfie a girl's or a boy's name?
Elfie is a girls' name.
How popular is Elfie in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elfie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elfie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
Names like Elfie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elsie, Lottie, Effie, Ottilie, Ettie, Nellie, Millie, Evie, Winnie, Hattie, Edith, Emmie
Names related to Elfie
More Old English names
Alfie, Edward, Teddy, Waylon, Alfred, Audrey, Wilfred, Ozzy, Edie, Eddie, Edwin, Ted, Teddie, Eduardo, Edgar, Alden
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elfie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elfie, updated 20 October 2026.