Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Gods promise; God is my oath
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Elsy
Pronunciation
e-lsy, el-sy
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #1558, 135 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2326, 78 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 |
| 2024 | 86 |
| 2023 | 103 |
| 2022 | 114 |
| 2021 | 113 |
| 2020 | 135 |
| 2019 | 60 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2017 | 37 |
| 2016 | 32 |
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 2014 (rank #3158, 7 births); most recent 2024 (rank #4843, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 |
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 2001 (rank #1699, 13 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2962, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2014 | 10 |
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