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Elsie

Girl

Meaning of Elsie: Hebrew: 'God is my oath'

Elsie is a girl's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 128th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 10th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#128

2,236 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#10

1,727 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

190,958

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 113 babies1982: 100 babies1983: 103 babies1984: 108 babies1985: 131 babies1986: 116 babies1987: 122 babies1988: 131 babies1989: 129 babies1990: 144 babies19901991: 134 babies1992: 152 babies1993: 144 babies1994: 149 babies1995: 169 babies1996: 128 babies1997: 138 babies1998: 151 babies1999: 147 babies2000: 147 babies20002001: 152 babies2002: 176 babies2003: 182 babies2004: 211 babies2005: 271 babies2006: 308 babies2007: 317 babies2008: 405 babies2009: 428 babies2010: 462 babies20102011: 621 babies2012: 788 babies2013: 857 babies2014: 1,005 babies2015: 848 babies2016: 981 babies2017: 1,092 babies2018: 1,192 babies2019: 1,288 babies2020: 1,270 babies20202021: 1,345 babies2022: 1,563 babies2023: 1,757 babies2024: 1,910 babies2025: 2,236 babies
US babies named Elsie per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,236.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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