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Elsie

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Consecrated To God
German
Noble

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Elsie

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1927 (rank #1179, 37 births); most recent 1959 (rank #3985, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1918 (rank #49, 5,194 births); most recent 2025 (rank #123, 2,236 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–2,236
2024–1,901
2023–1,756
2022–1,562
2021–1,345
2020–1,269
2019–1,288
2018–1,192
2017–1,092
2016–980

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #22, 1,875 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8, 1,700 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20251,700
20241,727
20231,662
20221,763
20211,840
20201,772
20191,760
20181,875
20171,704
20161,574

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #1500, 23 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2031, 14 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202314
202223
202118
202023
201915
201811
201720
201618
201515
201415

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #55, 88 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202588
202472
202372
202265
202165
202056
201943
201853
201741
201645

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #21, 135 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025135
2024104
2023116
2022116
202177
202083
201965
201863
201761
201654

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #28, 57 births); most recent 2025 (rank #23, 55 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202555
202454
202357
202254
202143
202043
201939
201836
201728
201640

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1932 (rank #22, 40 births); most recent 2023 (rank #103, 28 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202328
202218
202132
202020
201915
201822
20177
201610
201514
201416

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence