girl's name
Elsey
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 188
Elsey is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 17 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Elsey over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 2000s | 15 |
| 2010s | 60 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 57 |
How popular is Elsey?
In 2025, Elsey was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Elsey is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Elsey
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elsey also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elsey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elsey
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elsey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elsey
How popular is the name Elsey?
In 2025, Elsey was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Elsey a girl's or a boy's name?
Elsey is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Elsey?
Elsey has 2 syllables.
When was Elsey most popular?
Elsey peaked in 2024, when 17 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Elsey a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elsey currently ranks #5,393 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.