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“Variant of Elizabeth — My God is an oath; my God is abundance” — Hebrew origin
Girl's name · #123 in the US (2025) · Comeback
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. In North Dakota, South Dakota and neighboring states it runs 3–4× its national rate and ranks #37 in North Dakota.
Around the world: #8 in England & Wales (2025) · #16 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #21 in Scotland (2025) · #23 in N. Ireland (2025) · #24 in Australia (NSW) (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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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