NameTides

Elsi

Elsi was the #6,546 girls' name in the US in 2025 (17 babies), and #997 in England & Wales.

Elsi as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
Elsi as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Elsi as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotland
2025#6,546 (17)#997 (34)—
2024#6,167 (19)#885 (41)#790 (3)
2023#7,640 (14)#1,288 (25)—
2022#4,671 (29)#1,452 (21)—
2021#5,398 (23)#1,224 (27)—
2020#6,083 (19)#1,013 (33)—
2019#8,138 (13)#1,218 (27)—
2018#12,464 (7)#1,035 (34)—
2017#10,689 (9)#1,021 (35)—
2016#8,393 (13)#1,472 (22)—
2015#6,721 (18)#1,324 (25)—
2014#6,987 (17)#1,299 (25)—
2013#11,969 (8)#1,707 (17)—
2012#7,456 (16)#2,095 (13)—
2011#6,855 (18)#2,636 (9)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #4,671.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1986.

How common is it?

about 1 in 91,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 91,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 7,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Elsi is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 100,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 64,000 to 1 in 170,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elsi by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Elsi (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500