Elsie

Meaning: My God is an oath; my God is abundance
Origin: Variant of Elizabeth (from Hebrew)

Girl's name · #123 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Elsie was #31 in 1896, slipped to #1335 by 1996, and has climbed back to #123 today. Roughly 190,000 girls have been named Elsie since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, Elsie ran 3–4× its national rate in North Dakota, South Dakota and neighboring states—ranked #19 in North Dakota in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Elsie is especially popular in England & Wales.

#8 in England & Wales (2025) · #16 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #21 in Scotland (2025) · #23 in N. Ireland (2025) · #24 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #29 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #42 in New Zealand (2025) · #53 in Sweden (2025) · #55 in Ireland (2025) · #371 in Norway (2025) · #2,588 in France (2025) · #144 in Canada (2024).

Famous Elsies

Elsie Fisher — American actor
Elsie Janis — American actress (1889–1956)
Elsie Ferguson — American actress (1883–1961)
Elsie Inglis — Scottish doctor
Elsie Clews Parsons — American anthropologist (1875–1941)

In stories & tradition

Elsie Tanner — Coronation Street (TV series)
Elsie the Cow — It Ain't Me, Babe (comics)
Elsie Snuffin — The West Wing (TV series)

What Elsies become

Among 353 notable people named Elsie:

Medical professionals appear 1.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elsie Inglis, Scottish doctor.

Similar names: Eliza · Ada · Elsa · Josie · Ruth · Jessie

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