Elsy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EL-see
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #2,326 for girls
Elsy is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. In 2025 it ranked 2,326th for girls in the US (78 babies).
What does Elsy mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Elsie, a Scottish pet form of Elizabeth
“my God is an oath”
Elsie began as a Scottish pet form of Elspeth, the Scots version of Elizabeth.
Is Elsy a girl's or a boy's name?
Elsy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 78 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elsy in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elsy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elsy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
How popular is Elsy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,326among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 78about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 78 girls in the US were named Elsy, making it the 2,326th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,559th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 135 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Elsy than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Elsy in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,368 girls in the US were given Elsy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #150, up from #2,326 for this spelling alone.
Elsy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | #2,326 |
| 2024 | 86 | #2,203 |
| 2023 | 103 | #1,922 |
| 2022 | 114 | #1,793 |
| 2021 | 113 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 135 | #1,559 |
| 2019 | 60 | #2,784 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4,236 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,995 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4,422 |
| 2015 | 43 | #3,595 |
| 2014 | 36 | #4,101 |
| 2013 | 38 | #3,916 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,987 |
| 2011 | 35 | #4,150 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,960 |
| 2009 | 45 | #3,560 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3,778 |
| 2007 | 55 | #3,125 |
| 2006 | 55 | #3,053 |
| 2005 | 40 | #3,642 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4,488 |
| 2003 | 39 | #3,586 |
| 2002 | 29 | #4,276 |
| 2001 | 39 | #3,413 |
| 2000 | 30 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 37 | #3,298 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 28 | #3,826 |
| 1995 | 25 | #4,094 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 24 | #4,252 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 30 | #3,534 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 22 | #4,242 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 16 | #4,633 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
Names like Elsy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ivy Lily Harper Eliana Willow Ava Mia Eden Isla Poppy Myla Zara
Other spellings of Elsy
Names related to Elsy
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Levi
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, “Elsy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elsy, updated 20 October 2026.