Fun Facts About the Name Elsy
- More than 1 thousand babies named Elsy: U.S. records list 1,831 babies given the name Elsy from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Elsy Mean?
Elsy is commonly treated as a variant spelling of Elsie, an English diminutive of Elizabeth. Its meaning comes from the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elisheva), formed from אֵל (el, "God") with the first-person suffix -i ("my") and a second element usually explained as "oath" or "abundance." The customary meaning is "God is my oath" or "my God is abundance." The second element is not entirely certain, so both translations appear in discussions of the name. Elsy itself adds no separate etymology; it carries the meaning of the Elizabeth family of names.
Elsy Name History & Origins
Elsy belongs to the large family of names derived from Elizabeth. Elizabeth reached Western Europe through Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet) and Latin Elisabeth, ultimately from Hebrew Elisheva. In Scotland, Elizabeth took the form Elspeth, and from that and from Elizabeth itself came the pet form Elsie. Elsie was used as a familiar short form and eventually became an independent given name. Elsy is a less common spelling of that same short form; the y ending is a spelling variation rather than a different root. In Scandinavia, especially Sweden, Elsy also appears as a given name alongside Elsa and Else, which are likewise short forms of Elisabeth. Its use there reflects the same Elizabeth source, though the exact path by which the spelling Elsy became established in Scandinavian naming is not fully documented.
How Popular is the Name Elsy?
Elsy has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2020. Its best rank was #1,563 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,341 | 78 | 0.0049% |
| 2024 | #2,196 | 86 | 0.0053% |
| 2023 | #1,926 | 103 | 0.0064% |
| 2022 | #1,798 | 114 | 0.0070% |
| 2021 | #1,791 | 113 | 0.0069% |
| 2020 | #1,563 | 135 | 0.0084% |
| 2019 | #2,792 | 60 | 0.0036% |
| 2018 | #4,260 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2017 | #4,018 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2016 | #4,456 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2015 | #3,613 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2014 | #4,129 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2013 | #3,949 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2012 | #4,008 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2011 | #4,168 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2010 | #3,978 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2009 | #3,581 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2008 | #3,798 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2007 | #3,136 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2006 | #3,063 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2005 | #3,664 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2004 | #4,528 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2003 | #3,615 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2002 | #4,309 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #3,439 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2000 | #4,102 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1999 | #4,004 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1998 | #3,317 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1997 | #4,043 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1996 | #3,867 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1995 | #4,133 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #4,571 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1993 | #4,295 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #5,805 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #3,560 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1990 | #5,118 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #4,399 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #5,406 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #5,377 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1986 | #4,403 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #4,692 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #6,431 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #7,500 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #7,680 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #7,604 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #10,654 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #8,860 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #8,757 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #8,641 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #8,354 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #6,142 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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