Elsie
#123 for girls in 2025, 2,236 births · Last seen for boys in 1959 at #3,988
Given to girls 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1896 · 1,878 births
- Debut · girls
- 301 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 54 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 190,072since 1880
Elsie over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #123 | 2,236 | — | |
| 2024 | #155 | 1,910 | — | |
| 2023 | #163 | 1,757 | — | |
| 2022 | #189 | 1,563 | — | |
| 2021 | #222 | 1,345 | — | |
| 2020 | #233 | 1,270 | — | |
| 2019 | #249 | 1,288 | — | |
| 2018 | #278 | 1,192 | — | |
| 2017 | #298 | 1,092 | — | |
| 2016 | #340 | 981 | — | |
| 2015 | #386 | 848 | — | |
| 2014 | #334 | 1,005 | — | |
| 2013 | #365 | 857 | — | |
| 2012 | #393 | 788 | — | |
| 2011 | #479 | 621 | — | |
| 2010 | #637 | 462 | — | |
| 2009 | #680 | 428 | — | |
| 2008 | #739 | 405 | — | |
| 2007 | #882 | 317 | — | |
| 2006 | #864 | 308 | — | |
| 2005 | #917 | 271 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,086 | 211 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,180 | 182 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,165 | 176 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,285 | 152 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,301 | 147 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,258 | 147 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,213 | 151 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,273 | 138 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,328 | 128 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,060 | 169 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,184 | 149 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,202 | 144 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,156 | 152 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,257 | 134 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,186 | 144 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,234 | 129 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,164 | 131 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,192 | 122 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,203 | 116 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,103 | 131 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,205 | 108 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,230 | 103 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,277 | 100 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,172 | 113 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,125 | 121 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,074 | 128 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,265 | 97 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,157 | 108 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,078 | 113 | — | |
| 1975 | #917 | 141 | — | |
| 1974 | #889 | 144 | — | |
| 1973 | #917 | 134 | — | |
| 1972 | #944 | 130 | — | |
| 1971 | #919 | 141 | — | |
| 1970 | #848 | 159 | — | |
| 1969 | #800 | 166 | — | |
| 1968 | #776 | 166 | — | |
| 1967 | #690 | 199 | — | |
| 1966 | #635 | 228 | — | |
| 1965 | #611 | 253 | — | |
| 1964 | #648 | 248 | — | |
| 1963 | #567 | 301 | — | |
| 1962 | #556 | 309 | — | |
| 1961 | #524 | 346 | — | |
| 1960 | #518 | 348 | — | |
| 1959 | #483 | 401 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #464 | 416 | — | |
| 1957 | #416 | 499 | — | |
| 1956 | #417 | 477 | — | |
| 1955 | #385 | 526 | — | |
| 1954 | #373 | 549 | — | |
| 1953 | #342 | 593 | — | |
| 1952 | #344 | 575 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #314 | 631 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #294 | 689 | — | |
| 1949 | #286 | 729 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #249 | 903 | — | |
| 1947 | #244 | 953 | — | |
| 1946 | #222 | 1,041 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #202 | 977 | — | |
| 1944 | #191 | 1,095 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #181 | 1,245 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #166 | 1,399 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #157 | 1,415 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #151 | 1,466 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #140 | 1,703 | #2,288 | 10 |
| 1938 | #137 | 1,775 | #1,689 | 17 |
| 1937 | #125 | 1,938 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | #123 | 1,874 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #113 | 2,075 | #2,029 | 13 |
| 1934 | #107 | 2,270 | #1,608 | 19 |
| 1933 | #99 | 2,376 | #1,281 | 27 |
| 1932 | #97 | 2,554 | #1,922 | 15 |
| 1931 | #86 | 2,807 | #1,538 | 21 |
| 1930 | #88 | 2,973 | #1,644 | 20 |
| 1929 | #78 | 3,230 | #1,480 | 24 |
| 1928 | #73 | 3,470 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1927 | #72 | 3,803 | #1,198 | 36 |
| 1926 | #69 | 3,910 | #1,720 | 20 |
| 1925 | #63 | 4,146 | #1,225 | 34 |
| 1924 | #61 | 4,499 | #1,776 | 20 |
| 1923 | #61 | 4,550 | #2,020 | 16 |
| 1922 | #59 | 4,618 | #2,143 | 15 |
| 1921 | #55 | 4,879 | #1,475 | 26 |
| 1920 | #51 | 4,993 | #1,642 | 22 |
| 1919 | #47 | 4,995 | #1,624 | 21 |
| 1918 | #49 | 5,194 | #1,373 | 27 |
| 1917 | #50 | 4,939 | #1,528 | 22 |
| 1916 | #48 | 5,027 | #1,459 | 23 |
| 1915 | #41 | 4,967 | #1,600 | 19 |
| 1914 | #46 | 3,683 | #1,101 | 27 |
| 1913 | #40 | 3,209 | #1,311 | 16 |
| 1912 | #42 | 2,895 | #1,527 | 11 |
| 1911 | #41 | 2,224 | #856 | 15 |
| 1910 | #44 | 2,141 | #755 | 16 |
| 1909 | #39 | 2,064 | #840 | 12 |
| 1908 | #41 | 1,983 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #43 | 1,872 | #866 | 10 |
| 1906 | #40 | 1,771 | #752 | 11 |
| 1905 | #40 | 1,811 | — | |
| 1904 | #39 | 1,719 | #686 | 12 |
| 1903 | #38 | 1,720 | #656 | 12 |
| 1902 | #38 | 1,720 | #583 | 14 |
| 1901 | #35 | 1,747 | #683 | 10 |
| 1900 | #38 | 2,045 | #649 | 15 |
| 1899 | #33 | 1,706 | #661 | 10 |
| 1898 | #33 | 1,919 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #31 | 1,763 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #31 | 1,878 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | #32 | 1,795 | #738 | 9 |
| 1894 | #33 | 1,716 | #730 | 9 |
| 1893 | #35 | 1,586 | #650 | 10 |
| 1892 | #37 | 1,489 | #748 | 9 |
| 1891 | #38 | 1,303 | #700 | 8 |
| 1890 | #45 | 1,220 | #739 | 8 |
| 1889 | #41 | 1,199 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | #47 | 1,112 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | #49 | 833 | — | |
| 1886 | #58 | 698 | #845 | 6 |
| 1885 | #55 | 685 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #63 | 549 | — | |
| 1883 | #65 | 479 | — | |
| 1882 | #65 | 448 | — | |
| 1881 | #70 | 344 | — | |
| 1880 | #78 | 301 | #809 | 6 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elsie was already there! It came in at #78, and was given to 301 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1971–1991, when fewer than 150 girls a year got the name.
Where Elsie is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Washington#493 · 1 in 3,400
- Ohio#697 · 1 in 7,549
- Pennsylvania#713 · 1 in 7,636
- New Jersey#835 · 1 in 8,398
- New York#1,161 · 1 in 12,054
Best ever in a state: #2 in Alaska, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #493 | 8 | 1 in 3,400 |
| Ohio | #697 | 9 | 1 in 7,549 |
| Pennsylvania | #713 | 9 | 1 in 7,636 |
| New Jersey | #835 | 5 | 1 in 8,398 |
| New York | #1,161 | 9 | 1 in 12,054 |
| California | #1,168 | 17 | 1 in 12,218 |
| Florida | #1,217 | 5 | 1 in 13,287 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Elsie
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 32 spots since 2024 (#155 → #123)
- 110 spots since 2020 (#233 → #123)
- 263 spots since 2015 (#386 → #123)
- Biggest jump: 169 spots in 2005 (#1,086 → #917)
- Biggest drop: 161 spots in 1976 (#917 → #1,078)
Rise & fade · girls
16 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1896 at #31 (1,878 births)
- Births halved by 1948, 52 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 54 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 54 yrs · run 1880–1933
- Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1880–1975
Share of babies · girls
1 in 127
- Highest: 1 in 127 girls born in 1896 were named Elsie (0.79%)
- Latest: 1 in 719 girls born in 2025 (0.14%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 22.1% of all girls named Elsie (42,098) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #31 (1896) → #1,328 (1996) → #123 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,648 | #41 (1889) | #59 |
| 1890s | 16,375 | #31 (1896) | #35 |
| 1900s | 18,452 | #35 (1901) | #39 |
| 1910s | 39,274 | #40 (1913) | #45 |
| 1920s | 42,098 | #51 (1920) | #64 |
| 1930s | 22,345 | #86 (1931) | #112 |
| 1940s | 11,223 | #151 (1940) | #205 |
| 1950s | 5,356 | #294 (1950) | #383 |
| 1960s | 2,564 | #518 (1960) | #633 |
| 1970s | 1,295 | #848 (1970) | #1,001 |
| 1980s | 1,174 | #1,103 (1985) | #1,191 |
| 1990s | 1,456 | #1,060 (1995) | #1,212 |
| 2000s | 2,597 | #680 (2009) | #1,010 |
| 2010s | 9,134 | #249 (2019) | #376 |
| 2020s | 10,081 | #123 (2025) | #181 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Elsie in 1986
girls
#1,203
116 births · 1 in 14,789 girls
Top girls' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 14,789 of them was named Elsie, which outranked 90.6% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Elsie
- #1,199Kindra117
- #1,199Marguerite117
- #1,199Tashina117
- #1,203Elsie116
- #1,203Brittnee116
- #1,203Lawanda116
- #1,203Lorna116
- #1,210Ashlei115
- #1,210Dulce115
- #1,210Greta115
Tied with 6 names at #1,203; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.