Girls' name · since 1989
Elsey
Elsey has 137 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,699 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,079 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 137
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elsey is the #9079 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 137 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Elsey recorded 137 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #9079 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #23,699 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,079 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 137 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elsey ranks #23,699 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,079 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 137 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,699 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,079 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 137
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elsey's 137 recorded births place it above 67.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Elsey compares
137 30th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elsey's all-time total is 64% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elsey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 137 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elsey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elsey splits its recorded history at 2016: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elsey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Elsey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (60 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Elsey's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Elsey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 60 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Elsey's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elsey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Elsey 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 August 2026.