Given name
Elfie
“a friend of the elves”
Elfie is a variant of Elvia. One Irish interpretation is “a friend of the elves.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elfie is a variant of Elvia. One Irish interpretation is “a friend of the elves.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elfie is a variant of Elvia. An origin associated with Elvia is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elfie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 316
- 0 boys · 316 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1928. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 180 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Elfie
- Elfie PertramerGerman actress and television presenter (1924-2011)
- Elfie SemotanAustrian photographer1941–2026
- Elfie SimchenGerman freestyle skierborn 1967
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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