Elspeth

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Elspeth first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 67 babies (rank #630 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Elspeth

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.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.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

920

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	42	#585
1997	45	#572
1998	47	#571
1999	39	#639
2000	33	#717
2001	39	#662
2002	34	#754
2003	29	#883
2004	32	#847
2005	38	#759
2006	39	#787
2007	45	#746
2008	41	#823
2009	42	#824
2010	39	#900
2011	58	#676
2012	56	#724
2013	55	#728
2014	52	#756
2015	48	#796
2016	67	#630