Elsie: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is my oath”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- EL-see · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Originally a Scottish pet form of Elspeth, and also used as a diminutive of Elizabeth. It shares Elizabeth's Hebrew meaning.
How popular is Elsie?
Babies named Elsie in 20241,901
2024 rank#155 girls
Peak year1896
Total US babies since 1880188,705
Elsie is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Elsie
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Elsie questions
What does the name Elsie mean?
Elsie means "God is my oath". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Originally a Scottish pet form of Elspeth, and also used as a diminutive of Elizabeth. It shares Elizabeth's Hebrew meaning.
Is Elsie a boy or girl name?
Elsie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Elsie?
1,901 US babies were named Elsie in 2024. Its peak year was 1896.
How do you pronounce Elsie?
Elsie is usually pronounced EL-see.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.