Elsie

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Elsie is a feminine given name, a diminutive form of Elspeth, a Scottish version of Elizabeth. It has been in use in the Anglosphere as an independent name since the 1800s. The name has increased in usage in English-speaking countries in recent years. It may refer to:

From Wikipedia

Elsie first appears in the data in 2013 and has been recorded in 13 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2025 with 519 babies (rank #25 that year). In 2025 it was given to 519 girls (rank #25). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Elsie

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Elsie yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,942

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

519

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Names ranked near Elsie in 2025

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2013	88	#79
2014	109	#77
2015	172	#108
2016	176	#120
2017	201	#64
2018	217	#57
2019	491	#46
2020	432	#40
2021	317	#45
2022	322	#38
2023	451	#36
2024	447	#31
2025	519	#25