Total births
36
US rank #16764 Girls' name Peak 2014 36 births
Elsee — #16764 US girls' name
36 babies named Elsee in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#16764
of 17,661 girls in use
More common than 5% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Elsee was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
8 babies were named Elsee in 2014 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Elsee
The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Elsee between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elsee currently holds the #16764 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Elsee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Elsee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Elsee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Elsee at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2014
Current rank
#16,764
Active since
2011
Elsee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011
- Peak year (2014)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
Elsee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 26 births that decade — 72% of Elsee's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elsee? ▼
36 babies have been named Elsee since 2011. It currently ranks #16764 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 8 births.
When was Elsee most popular? ▼
Elsee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Elsee been used? ▼
Elsee has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Elsee? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elsie, Elsa, Elsy, Elspeth, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.