Elsie

Elsie was the #123 girls' name in the US in 2025 (2,236 babies), and #8 in England & Wales and #154 in Canada.

Elsie as a girl’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#123 (2,236)	#8 (1,700)	#21 (135)	#23 (55)	#55 (88)	#154 (179)	#24 (187)	#29 (171)
2024	#155 (1,910)	#10 (1,727)	#31 (104)	#27 (54)	#73 (72)	#148 (188)	#38 (160)	#30 (167)
2023	#163 (1,757)	#14 (1,662)	#31 (116)	#28 (57)	#76 (72)	#143 (180)	#35 (156)	#40 (125)
2022	#189 (1,563)	#15 (1,763)	#32 (116)	#34 (54)	#84 (65)	#159 (169)	#52 (142)	#46 (126)
2021	#222 (1,345)	#18 (1,840)	#58 (77)	#52 (43)	#87 (65)	#186 (158)	#52 (141)	#52 (125)
2020	#233 (1,270)	#19 (1,772)	#52 (83)	#49 (43)	#95 (56)	#186 (154)	#44 (141)	#55 (111)
2019	#249 (1,288)	#21 (1,760)	#71 (65)	#57 (39)	#130 (43)	#216 (137)	#44 (142)	#59 (105)
2018	#278 (1,192)	#22 (1,875)	#68 (63)	#63 (36)	#109 (53)	#245 (129)	#65 (102)	#52 (95)
2017	#298 (1,092)	#28 (1,699)	#71 (61)	#85 (28)	#137 (41)	#335 (98)	#67 (101)	#76 (72)
2016	#340 (981)	#31 (1,574)	#89 (54)	#59 (40)	#129 (45)	#331 (103)	#70 (100)	#87 (63)
2015	#386 (848)	#33 (1,513)	#84 (61)	#155 (15)	#160 (36)	#366 (93)	#72 (95)	#91 (53)
2014	#334 (1,005)	#32 (1,497)	#110 (44)	#123 (20)	#120 (49)	#305 (108)	#92 (74)	#84 (61)
2013	#365 (857)	#47 (1,181)	#177 (26)	#86 (28)	#141 (42)	#343 (95)	#79 (88)	—
2012	#393 (788)	#70 (888)	#185 (24)	#146 (13)	#221 (25)	#455 (69)	—	—
2011	#479 (621)	#87 (699)	#229 (19)	#189 (10)	#285 (18)	#567 (51)	—	—

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 1896 at #31.
Rising over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 720 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

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

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 720	common
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 150	very common
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 130	very common
Northern Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 130	very common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 240	common
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 840	common

Next year

On its recent trend, Elsie is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 640 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 610 to 1 in 670.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elsie (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#184	61
Quebec	2025	#327	16

Elsie (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Elsie	Canada	Girls	#154	179
Elsie	England & Wales	Girls	#8	1,700
Elsie-	England & Wales	Girls	—	too few
Elsie	Ireland	Girls	#55	88
Elsie	Northern Ireland	Girls	#23	55
Elsie	NSW	Girls	#24	187
Elsie	Scotland	Girls	#21	135
Elsie	US	Girls	#123	2,236
Elsie	US	Boys	—	too few
Elsie	VIC	Girls	#29	171