Elsie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EL-see
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #8 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #123 for girls
- Style
- Vintage revival
Elsie is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my oath”. In 2025 it ranked 8th for girls in the UK (1,890 babies) and 123rd for girls in the US (2,236 babies).
What does Elsie mean?
Hebrew: Scottish pet form of Elspeth (Elizabeth)
“God is my oath”
Began as a Scottish pet form of Elspeth, the Scots form of Elizabeth.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Elsie a girl's or a boy's name?
Elsie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,890 girls in the UK and 2,236 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elsie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 8th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,890 about 1 in 150 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 9.1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,890 girls in the UK were named Elsie, making it the 8th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 21st. Its busiest year was 2018, with 1,974 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elsie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 8th in England and Wales, 21st in Scotland and 23rd in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#10), 1914 (#7), 1924 (#17), 1934 (#51), 2014 (#32) and 2024 (#10).
Elsie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,890 | #8 |
| 2024 | 1,885 | #11 |
| 2023 | 1,835 | #14 |
| 2022 | 1,933 | #18 |
| 2021 | 1,960 | #20 |
| 2020 | 1,898 | #21 |
| 2019 | 1,864 | #22 |
| 2018 | 1,974 | #26 |
| 2017 | 1,793 | #34 |
| 2016 | 1,668 | #31 |
| 2015 | 1,589 | #34 |
| 2014 | 1,561 | #37 |
| 2013 | 1,235 | #52 |
| 2012 | 925 | #75 |
| 2011 | 728 | #93 |
| 2010 | 556 | #116 |
| 2009 | 460 | #134 |
| 2008 | 303 | #198 |
| 2007 | 239 | #240 |
| 2006 | 170 | #300 |
| 2005 | 116 | #378 |
| 2004 | 87 | #450 |
| 2003 | 92 | #426 |
| 2002 | 58 | #562 |
| 2001 | 41 | #679 |
| 2000 | 37 | #715 |
| 1999 | 36 | #722 |
| 1998 | 41 | #668 |
| 1997 | 38 | #719 |
| 1996 | 27 | #878 |
How popular is Elsie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 123rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 2,236 about 1 in 720 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.9% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 2,236 girls in the US were named Elsie, making it the 123rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 233rd. Its busiest year was 1918, with 5,194 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had more girls named Elsie than any year since 1934.
Half of all the girls named Elsie in the US since 1880 were born between 1912 and 1938, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,368 girls in the US were given Elsie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #150.
Elsie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,236 | #123 |
| 2024 | 1,910 | #155 |
| 2023 | 1,757 | #163 |
| 2022 | 1,563 | #189 |
| 2021 | 1,345 | #222 |
| 2020 | 1,270 | #233 |
| 2019 | 1,288 | #249 |
| 2018 | 1,192 | #278 |
| 2017 | 1,092 | #298 |
| 2016 | 981 | #340 |
| 2015 | 848 | #386 |
| 2014 | 1,005 | #334 |
| 2013 | 857 | #365 |
| 2012 | 788 | #393 |
| 2011 | 621 | #479 |
| 2010 | 462 | #637 |
| 2009 | 428 | #680 |
| 2008 | 405 | #739 |
| 2007 | 317 | #882 |
| 2006 | 308 | #864 |
| 2005 | 271 | #917 |
| 2004 | 211 | #1,086 |
| 2003 | 182 | #1,179 |
| 2002 | 176 | #1,164 |
| 2001 | 152 | #1,284 |
| 2000 | 147 | #1,299 |
| 1999 | 147 | #1,256 |
| 1998 | 151 | #1,211 |
| 1997 | 138 | #1,271 |
| 1996 | 128 | #1,326 |
| 1995 | 169 | #1,057 |
| 1994 | 149 | #1,181 |
| 1993 | 144 | #1,200 |
| 1992 | 152 | #1,154 |
| 1991 | 134 | #1,253 |
| 1990 | 144 | #1,182 |
| 1989 | 129 | #1,231 |
| 1988 | 131 | #1,163 |
| 1987 | 122 | #1,192 |
| 1986 | 116 | #1,203 |
| 1985 | 131 | #1,103 |
| 1984 | 108 | #1,205 |
| 1983 | 103 | #1,230 |
| 1982 | 100 | #1,277 |
| 1981 | 113 | #1,172 |
| 1980 | 121 | #1,125 |
| 1979 | 128 | #1,074 |
| 1978 | 97 | #1,265 |
| 1977 | 108 | #1,157 |
| 1976 | 113 | #1,078 |
| 1975 | 141 | #917 |
| 1974 | 144 | #889 |
| 1973 | 134 | #917 |
| 1972 | 130 | #944 |
| 1971 | 141 | #919 |
| 1970 | 159 | #848 |
| 1969 | 166 | #800 |
| 1968 | 166 | #776 |
| 1967 | 199 | #690 |
| 1966 | 228 | #635 |
| 1965 | 253 | #611 |
| 1964 | 248 | #648 |
| 1963 | 301 | #567 |
| 1962 | 309 | #556 |
| 1961 | 346 | #524 |
| 1960 | 348 | #518 |
| 1959 | 401 | #483 |
| 1958 | 416 | #464 |
| 1957 | 499 | #416 |
| 1956 | 477 | #416 |
| 1955 | 526 | #384 |
| 1954 | 549 | #372 |
| 1953 | 593 | #341 |
| 1952 | 575 | #343 |
| 1951 | 631 | #314 |
| 1950 | 689 | #294 |
| 1949 | 729 | #286 |
| 1948 | 903 | #249 |
| 1947 | 953 | #244 |
| 1946 | 1,041 | #222 |
| 1945 | 977 | #202 |
| 1944 | 1,095 | #191 |
| 1943 | 1,245 | #181 |
| 1942 | 1,399 | #166 |
| 1941 | 1,415 | #157 |
| 1940 | 1,466 | #151 |
| 1939 | 1,703 | #140 |
| 1938 | 1,775 | #137 |
| 1937 | 1,938 | #125 |
| 1936 | 1,874 | #123 |
| 1935 | 2,075 | #113 |
| 1934 | 2,270 | #107 |
| 1933 | 2,376 | #99 |
| 1932 | 2,554 | #97 |
| 1931 | 2,807 | #86 |
| 1930 | 2,973 | #88 |
| 1929 | 3,230 | #78 |
| 1928 | 3,470 | #73 |
| 1927 | 3,803 | #72 |
| 1926 | 3,910 | #69 |
| 1925 | 4,146 | #63 |
| 1924 | 4,499 | #61 |
| 1923 | 4,550 | #61 |
| 1922 | 4,618 | #59 |
| 1921 | 4,879 | #55 |
| 1920 | 4,993 | #51 |
| 1919 | 4,995 | #47 |
| 1918 | 5,194 | #49 |
| 1917 | 4,939 | #50 |
| 1916 | 5,027 | #48 |
| 1915 | 4,967 | #41 |
| 1914 | 3,683 | #46 |
| 1913 | 3,209 | #40 |
| 1912 | 2,895 | #42 |
| 1911 | 2,224 | #41 |
| 1910 | 2,141 | #44 |
| 1909 | 2,064 | #39 |
| 1908 | 1,983 | #41 |
| 1907 | 1,872 | #43 |
| 1906 | 1,771 | #40 |
| 1905 | 1,811 | #40 |
| 1904 | 1,719 | #39 |
| 1903 | 1,720 | #38 |
| 1902 | 1,720 | #38 |
| 1901 | 1,747 | #35 |
| 1900 | 2,045 | #38 |
| 1899 | 1,706 | #33 |
| 1898 | 1,919 | #33 |
| 1897 | 1,763 | #31 |
| 1896 | 1,878 | #31 |
| 1895 | 1,795 | #32 |
| 1894 | 1,716 | #33 |
| 1893 | 1,586 | #35 |
| 1892 | 1,489 | #37 |
| 1891 | 1,303 | #38 |
| 1890 | 1,220 | #45 |
| 1889 | 1,199 | #41 |
| 1888 | 1,112 | #47 |
| 1887 | 833 | #49 |
| 1886 | 698 | #58 |
| 1885 | 685 | #55 |
| 1884 | 549 | #63 |
| 1883 | 479 | #65 |
| 1882 | 448 | #65 |
| 1881 | 344 | #70 |
| 1880 | 301 | #78 |
Names like Elsie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Florence, Lottie, Rosie, Annie, Mabel, Eva, Evelyn, Evie, Olive, Ada, Millie, Hallie
Other spellings of Elsie
Names related to Elsie
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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, “Elsie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elsie, updated 20 October 2026.