Total births
345
Girls' name · since 1893
Elcie
345 babies named Elcie in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 345
- total births
- 1893–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
345 girls have been named Elcie since 1893, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elcie has been recorded 345 times among girls since 1893, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- 345 total births
- 1893–2025 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
345 girls have been named Elcie since 1893, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2025.
- 345
- total births
- 1893–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Elcie was born in this single decade.
1923
Single peak year
16 babies were named Elcie in 1923 - its busiest year on record.
Elcie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elcie's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elcie at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1923
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1893
Elcie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Elcie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Elcie's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Elcie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
63 births
- 1920s
1920s
101 births
- 1930s
1930s
69 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 101 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elcie? ▼
345 babies have been named Elcie since 1893. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1923 with 16 births.
When was Elcie most popular? ▼
Elcie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Elcie been used? ▼
Records for Elcie go back to 1893, giving 133 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Elcie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elcy. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Elcie's data
- Elcie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1893–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Elcie: Baby Name Since 1893 - 345 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elcie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elcie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.