Elswyth
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EL-swith
- Origin
- Old English
Elswyth is a girls' name of Old English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Elswyth mean?
Old English: Old English name in the style of Ealhswith and Ælfswith
An Old English name in the style of Ealhswith, the wife of King Alfred the Great.
Is Elswyth a girl's or a boy's name?
Elswyth is a girls' name.
How popular is Elswyth in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 4 girls.
Elswyth in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
Names like Elswyth
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Edith, Esme, Edie, Eva, Lola, Coco, Croia, Elsie, Evie, Ella, Rosa, Eilidh
More Old English names
Alfie, Edward, Teddy, Waylon, Alfred, Audrey, Wilfred, Ozzy, Eddie, Edwin, Ted, Teddie, Eduardo, Edgar, Alden, Edmund
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, “Elswyth: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elswyth, updated 20 October 2026.