girl's name
Elsye
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 215
Elsye is a girl's name. In 2012 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1918, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1891.
Elsye over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 29 |
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 81 |
| 1920s | 74 |
| 1930s | 18 |
| 2010s (to 2012) | 7 |
How popular is Elsye?
In 2012, Elsye was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Elsye
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elsye over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elsye
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elsye — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elsye
How popular is the name Elsye?
In 2012, Elsye was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Elsye a girl's or a boy's name?
Elsye is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Elsye most popular?
Elsye peaked in 1918, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.