Girls' name · since 1969
Elsy
1,832 babies named Elsy in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,341 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,832
- born since 1969
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elsy currently ranks #2341 among girls' names in America, with 1,832 babies recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Elsy recorded 1,832 times among girls since 1969, holding rank #2341 nationally today, ahead of 86% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #4,987 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,341 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,832 born since 1969
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elsy ranks #4,987 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,341 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,832 born since 1969, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,341 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,832
- born since 1969
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elsy's 1,832 recorded births place it above 93.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elsy compares
1,832 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Elsy's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elsy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,832 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elsy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elsy's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 135, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elsy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Elsy by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (629 births, 34% of the file).
2020s was Elsy's strongest decade.
629 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Elsy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 119
1980s
119 births
- 1990s
1990s
256 births
- 2000s
2000s
404 births
- 2010s
2010s
390 births
- 2020s
2020s
629 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 629 births (34% of all-time use).
How Elsy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elsy's total volume
Elsy by state
Where Elsy concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 498 | 27.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 202 | 11.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 43 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 17 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Washington | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Nevada | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 6 | 0.3% |
498 of 1,832 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Elsy appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Elsys (498 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Elsy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1969–2025 (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 Elsy 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.