Feminine dossier · first seen 1969
Elsy
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2020
Peak births
135
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Elsy
How many people are named Elsy?
An estimated 1,803 living Americans are named Elsy.
How rare is Elsy?
Elsy is uncommon among babies today, with 78 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 42.2% from its 2020 peak.
How old is the typical Elsy?
The median age of a living American named Elsy is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 25 years old.
Is Elsy still popular?
Yes — Elsy is currently rising in popularity, with 78 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.9× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Elsy most common?
Elsy has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.9× more often than the national baseline.
1969Peak 20202025
Peak year
2020
Decline from peak
42.2%
2025
78
All-time
1,832
Where it lives now
Elsy is most concentrated in California — about 2.9× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Elsy is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.