Else vs Elsie

Side-by-side comparison of Else and Elsie - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Else

Girl name

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Name B

Elsie

Girl name · Rank #155

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Else Elsie
Current Rank Unranked #155
Total Births (all years) 514 190,072
Peak Year 1932 1918
Peak Year Births 14 5,194
Peak Decade 1930s 1920s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1884 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Else Elsie
1880s 15 6,648
1890s 65 16,375
1900s 24 18,452
1910s 59 39,274
1920s 78 42,098
1930s 83 22,345
1940s 13 11,223
1950s 17 5,356
1960s 11 2,564
1970s 11 1,295
1980s - 1,174
1990s 14 1,456
2000s 67 2,597
2010s 52 9,134
2020s 5 10,081

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Else Elsie
2014 - 1,005
2015 - 848
2016 - 981
2017 6 1,092
2018 7 1,192
2019 5 1,288
2020 5 1,270
2021 - 1,345
2022 - 1,563
2023 - 1,757
2024 - 1,910
2025 - 2,236

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1884–2020.

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