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Elsy

Girl

Meaning of Elsy: English: 'pledged to God'

Elsy is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2249th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2249

78 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,832

First recorded 1969 · peak 2020

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 22 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 30 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 22 babies1995: 25 babies1996: 28 babies1997: 27 babies1998: 37 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 39 babies2002: 29 babies2003: 39 babies2004: 30 babies2005: 40 babies2006: 55 babies2007: 55 babies2008: 42 babies2009: 45 babies2010: 38 babies20102011: 35 babies2012: 38 babies2013: 38 babies2014: 36 babies2015: 43 babies2016: 32 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 33 babies2019: 60 babies2020: 135 babies20202021: 113 babies2022: 114 babies2023: 103 babies2024: 86 babies2025: 78 babies
US babies named Elsy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 135.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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