Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Elsie

Resurgent Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1918
Peak births
5,194
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Elsie

How many people are named Elsie?

An estimated 35,701 living Americans are named Elsie.

How rare is Elsie?

Elsie is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 2,236 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 57% from its 1918 peak.

How old is the typical Elsie?

The median age of a living American named Elsie is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 64 years old.

Is Elsie still popular?

Yes — Elsie is currently rising in popularity, with 2,236 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.4× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Elsie most common?

Elsie has its strongest geographic signal in North Dakota, where it appears 7.3× more often than the national baseline.

1880Peak 19182025
peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
57%
2025
2,236
All-time
190,072

Elsie is most concentrated in North Dakota — about 7.3× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in South Dakota.

States where Elsie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: 7.3× the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: 5.5× the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY