Elsie

Diminutive of Elizabeth via its Scottish variation, Elspeth

"pledged to God"

Elsie Origin and Meaning

The name Elsie is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "pledged to God".

Elsie is a sweet vintage nickname-name turned modern star. After a 30-year hiatus, Elsie started climbing the US popularity list 20 years ago and is still headed for the top.

In its native Britain, Elsie is even more popular, ranking in the Top 20. One reason for Elsie's popularity: She makes a fresh, charming honor name for all those grandma Elizabeths. .

Elsie was a popular name at the end of the nineteenth century until its image was damaged in this country by the association with Elsie the Borden cow. But it's rising now on the heels of Ella and Ellie, suddenly sounding fresh and frisky. Singer James Morrison picked it for his baby girl and Ioan Gruffudd has an adorably named little Elsie Marigold. Another youthful bearer is actress Elsie Kate Fisher, the voice of Agnes in Despicable Me.

Elsie Rank in US Top 1000

# 163 in the US

Elsie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 65 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Elsie

• 163 US 2023
• 65 Nameberry 2025
• 142 Canada 2023
• 50 Future 2035
• 14 England 2023
• 32 Scotland 2024
• 73 Ireland 2024
• 28 Australia 2024
• 46 New Zealand 2024
• 59 Sweden 2024

20 Names Similar to Elsie

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Elsie.

• Maisie
• Mae
• Ada
• Willa
• Margot
• Millie
• Nora
• Sadie
• Georgia
• Pippa
• Cora
• Eliza
• Etta
• Edie
• Eloise
• Lottie
• Hattie
• Mabel
• Emmeline
• Vera

Famous People Named Elsie

• Elsie Louise Ferguson American actress
• Elsie Janis American singer
• Elsie Kate Fisher American teen actress
• Elsie Windes American water polo player
• Elsie de Wolfe American interior designer
• Elsie Jeanette Oxenham English children's author
• Elsie Eleanore Wayne Canadian MP
• Elsie Tu Hong Kong politician and activist
• Elsie Leung Hong Kong secretary of justice
• Elsie Mackay British actress and aviatrix
• Elsie Mapuana Sniffen birth name of Kayla Blake, American actress
• Elsie Lacks daughter of genetic pioneer Henrietta Lacks
• Elsie Mae Blackburn, daughter of actress Verona Joseph and director Farren Blackburn
• Elsie May Larson Kunkel (b. 1990), daughter of singer Nicolette Larson
• Elsie Morrison (b. 2008) daughter of singer James Morrison
• Elsie Marigold Gruffudd (b. 2013) daughter of Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd and American,born British Alice Evans
• Elsie Cook (b. 2014) daughter of English cricket captain Alastair Cook
• Elsie Otter Pechenik (b. 2015) daughter of actress Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik
• Florence Elsie Ellis (b. 2008) daughter of actress Tamzin Outhwaite and Tom Ellis
• Sonia Elsie American Youtuber

The name Elsie in Pop Culture

• Elsie the Cow advertising mascot for Borden dairy products
• Elsie Hughes housekeeper on TV's "Downton Abbey"
• Elsie Dinsmore character in novels by Martha Finley
• Elsie Travilla daughter of character Elsie Dinsmore
• Elsie Kettle character in "Queenie" by Jacqueline Wilson
• Elsie character in film "Gosford Park"
• Elsie nickname of Elucia de Lute Ima from "The World God Only Knows"
• Elsie Tanner character on British soap "Coronation Street"
• Elsie Carr character from the "What Katy Did Series"
• Elsie "Catty" Fanshawe character in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
• Also an English surname and essentially the modern form of the Old English Aelfsige = "elf victory"
• Elsie Marina name of character from the film "The Prince and the Showgirl," portrayed by Marilyn Monroe