Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Elsye isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1891. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elsye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 215
- 0 boys · 215 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 12 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 7 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 140 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.
Elsye’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Elsye, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Elzie
“from the nobleman's estate”
19% boys · 81% girls
Elvie
“a friend of the elves” · “an elf warrior”
>99% girls
Elene
“the shining light”
>99% girls
Essie
“resembling a star” · “myrtle”
>99% girls
Elinore
“shining light”
>99% girls
Ellouise
>99% girls
Evaline
“a birdlike woman” · “a birdlike man”
>99% girls
Elma
“having God's protection”
>99% girls