girl's name
Elsi
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 851
Scotland
#826
2024 births
Elsi is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 29 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1986.
Elsi 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 | 21 |
| 1990s | 80 |
| 2000s | 84 |
| 2010s | 128 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 121 |
How popular is Elsi?
In 2025, Elsi was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Elsi 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 Elsi
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elsi also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elsi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elsi
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elsi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elsi
How popular is the name Elsi?
In 2025, Elsi was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Elsi a girl's or a boy's name?
Elsi is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Elsi most popular?
Elsi peaked in 2022, when 29 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Elsi a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elsi currently ranks #826 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.