Elsie

Diminutive of Elizabeth via its Scottish variation, Elspeth

"pledged to God"

Updated Wed Nov 29 2023

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.

# 188 in the US

Elsie Rank in US Top 1000

# 67 on Nameberry

Elsie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Elsie Popularity

188US2022
67Nameberry2023
173Future2028
18England2021
32Scotland2022
85Ireland2022
37Australia2022
53New Zealand2022
70Sweden2022
156Canada2022

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Famous People Named Elsie

Elsie Louise FergusonAmerican actress
Elsie JanisAmerican singer
Elsie Kate FisherAmerican teen actress
Elsie WindesAmerican water polo player
Elsie de WolfeAmerican interior designer
Elsie Jeanette OxenhamEnglish children's author
Elsie Eleanore WayneCanadian MP
Elsie TuHong Kong politician and activist
Elsie LeungHong Kong secretary of justice
Elsie MackayBritish actress and aviatrix
Elsie Mapuana Sniffenbirth name of Kayla Blake, American actress

Elsie Lacksdaughter of genetic pioneer Henrietta Lacks
ElsieMae Blackburn, daughter of actress Verona Joseph and director Farren Blackburn
Elsie May LarsonKunkel (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 ElsieAmerican Youtuber

Elsie in Pop Culture

Elsie the Cowadvertising mascot for Borden dairy products
Elsie Hugheshousekeeper on TV's "Downton Abbey"
Elsie Dinsmorecharacter in novels by Martha Finley
Elsie Travilladaughter of character Elsie Dinsmore
Elsie Kettlecharacter in "Queenie" by Jacqueline Wilson
Elsiecharacter in film "Gosford Park"
Elsienickname of Elucia de Lute Ima from "The World God Only Knows"
Elsie Tannercharacter on British soap "Coronation Street"
Elsie Carrcharacter from the "What Katy Did Series"
Elsie "Catty" Fanshawecharacter in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
Also an English surname and essentially the modern form of the Old English Aelfsige = "elfvictory"

Elsie Marinaname of character from the film "The Prince and the Showgirl," portrayed by Marilyn Monroe