Given name & surname
Elsi
Elsi is a feminine given name, possibly from English. It is used in Finnish.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Elsi is a diminutive of Elsa. In Finnish usage, Elsi developed from Elsie.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Finnish use, Elsi is a diminutive of Elsa. The history of Elsa gives this family its wider story. Elsa’s historical associations include the English-born film actress Elsa Lanchester.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Elsi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 434
- 0 boys · 434 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,619 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +67%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,619 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 67.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,125 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.
Elsi’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Elsi is a diminutive of Elsa. In Finnish usage, Elsi developed from the English form Elsie. In Greek usage, Elsi as a surname is a transliteration of Ελσί.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 19
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Elsi
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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