Girls' name · since 1986
Elsi
Elsi has 434 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,664 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 434
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elsi is the #6664 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 434 recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elsi has been recorded 434 times among girls since 1986, currently ranked #6664 nationally and more common than 61% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #12,865 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,664 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 434 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elsi ranks #12,865 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,664 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 434 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,664 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 434
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elsi's 434 recorded births place it above 82.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Elsi compares
434 Top 48% higher than 52% of 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
Elsi's all-time total is 15% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elsi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 434 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elsi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elsi splits its recorded history at 2007: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elsi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Elsi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (128 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Elsi's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Elsi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 128 births (29% of all-time use).
Elsi by state
Where Elsi concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 2.3% |
30 of 434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Elsi's data
- Elsi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2020s (121) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elsis (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elsi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Elsi 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.