girl's name

Elfie

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 958

Elfie is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1928 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 2007, when 35 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1979.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Elfie over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Elfie by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 5
1980s 120
1990s 65
2000s 210
2010s 145
2020s (to 2025) 30

How popular is Elfie?

In 2025, Elfie was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Elfie is used

United States #4,820 5 in 1928
England & Wales #5,228 4 in 2024
France #5,737 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Elfie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Elfie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elfie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Elfie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elfie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Elfie

How popular is the name Elfie?

In 2025, Elfie was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Elfie a girl's or a boy's name?

Elfie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Elfie?

Elfie has 2 syllables.

When was Elfie most popular?

Elfie peaked in 2007, when 35 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Elfie a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elfie currently ranks #5,737 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.