Elspeth
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ELS-peth
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #899 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,489 for girls
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Elspeth is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my oath”. In 2025 it ranked 899th for girls in the UK (42 babies) and 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).
What does Elspeth mean?
Hebrew: Scots form of Elizabeth
“God is my oath”
Scottish form of Elizabeth, long used in Scotland; Elsie began as its pet form.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Elspeth a girl's or a boy's name?
Elspeth is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 42 girls in the UK and 14 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elspeth in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #899among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 42about 1 in 6,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 42 girls in the UK were named Elspeth, making it the 899th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 745th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 81 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elspeth in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 997th in England and Wales and 387th in Scotland.
Elspeth in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #899 |
| 2024 | 45 | #873 |
| 2023 | 32 | #1,125 |
| 2022 | 37 | #1,004 |
| 2021 | 43 | #890 |
| 2020 | 54 | #745 |
| 2019 | 49 | #822 |
| 2018 | 68 | #653 |
| 2017 | 62 | #715 |
| 2016 | 81 | #569 |
| 2015 | 61 | #714 |
| 2014 | 67 | #655 |
| 2013 | 63 | #701 |
| 2012 | 66 | #683 |
| 2011 | 69 | #636 |
| 2010 | 44 | #872 |
| 2009 | 44 | #844 |
| 2008 | 51 | #750 |
| 2007 | 47 | #768 |
| 2006 | 49 | #703 |
| 2005 | 44 | #746 |
| 2004 | 40 | #759 |
| 2003 | 35 | #823 |
| 2002 | 40 | #708 |
| 2001 | 41 | #679 |
| 2000 | 35 | #750 |
| 1999 | 42 | #662 |
| 1998 | 52 | #577 |
| 1997 | 54 | #551 |
| 1996 | 47 | #582 |
How popular is Elspeth in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,489among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Elspeth, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,165th. Its busiest year was 1984, with 39 girls. It first appears in the records in 1914.
Half of all the girls named Elspeth in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elspeth in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,686 |
| 2020 | 24 | #5,165 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 23 | #5,623 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 28 | #3,388 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 1986 | 34 | #2,778 |
| 1985 | 27 | #3,245 |
| 1984 | 39 | #2,420 |
| 1983 | 26 | #3,150 |
| 1982 | 34 | #2,704 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 8 | #4,881 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,739 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,713 |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 10 | #3,446 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,122 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,699 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,566 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,680 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #4,027 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,396 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,415 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,617 |
Nicknames for Elspeth
Names like Elspeth
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Delilah Eliza Ava Hannah Mia Eliana Eden Ivy Leah Elise Elizabeth Autumn
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie
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, “Elspeth: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elspeth, updated 20 October 2026.