Elsi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EL-see
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,051 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Elsi is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my oath”. In 2025 it ranked 1,051st for girls in the UK (34 babies) and 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Elsi mean?
Hebrew: Welsh-style spelling of Elsie, a pet form of Elizabeth
“God is my oath”
Welsh-style spelling of Elsie, originally a Scottish pet form of Elspeth, itself a form of Elizabeth.
Is Elsi a girl's or a boy's name?
Elsi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 34 girls in the UK and 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elsi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,051among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 8,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 34 girls in the UK were named Elsi, making it the 1,051st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,089th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 44 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elsi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,933 girls in the UK were given Elsi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #12, up from #1,051 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 997th in England and Wales.
Elsi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #1,051 |
| 2024 | 44 | #887 |
| 2023 | 26 | #1,322 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 2021 | 27 | #1,295 |
| 2020 | 33 | #1,089 |
| 2019 | 27 | #1,285 |
| 2018 | 34 | #1,098 |
| 2017 | 36 | #1,062 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,389 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,336 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,727 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
How popular is Elsi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,545among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Elsi, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,079th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Elsi in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,368 girls in the US were given Elsi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #150, up from #6,545 for this spelling alone.
Elsi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 29 | #4,668 |
| 2021 | 23 | #5,394 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6,079 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
Names like Elsi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harper Eliana Isla Ava Willow Eliza Lyra Eden Freya Myla Mila Zara
Other spellings of Elsi
Names related to Elsi
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elsi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elsi, updated 20 October 2026.