Elsie

Girl name

Elsie has been given to 190,958 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918 and currently ranks #123 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

From a Scottish diminutive of Alison/Alice and Elspeth/Elizabeth.

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

190,958

Peak year

1918 (5,221 babies)

Rank in 2025

#123 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +164%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Kikki Danielsson

Swedish singer, accordinist and song lyricist

Elsie Fisher

American actor

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Elsie.

188,695 babies since 1880

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