Given name
Elswyth
“of the willow tree”
Elswyth is used as a given name. One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “of the willow tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “of the willow tree.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Anglo-Saxon.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2023. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elswyth through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 6 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 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elswyth’s family of names
Elswyth has a related form in Elswith. Elswyth has a related form in Elswithe. Elswyth has a related form in Elswythe.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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