Elsie Name Popularity

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How popular is Elsie?

The somewhat popular name Elsie was the 280th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #31 was reached for the first time in 1896 and as recently as 1897.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 5,194 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Elsie in any given year was 97 in 1978.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elsie occurred roughly during the years 1881-1894, 1911-1915, 1982-1985, 2004-2014, and 2015-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1939-1945, 1946-1950, 1961-1964, and 1965-1968.

Where is the name Elsie popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

For a number of years, the name Elsie has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Elsie has risen.

The name Elsie is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Elsie (Girl)		Elsie (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,178	280	< 5	--
2017		1,086	299	< 5	--
2016		980	340	< 5	--
2015		847	386	< 5	--
2014		1,004	334	< 5	--
2013		857	365	< 5	--
2012		786	394	< 5	--
2011		617	482	< 5	--
2010		458	646	< 5	--
2009		425	685	< 5	--
2008		403	740	< 5	--
2007		317	882	< 5	--
2006		307	868	< 5	--
2005		270	920	< 5	--
2004		210	1,091	< 5	--
2003		181	1,186	< 5	--
2002		174	1,179	< 5	--
2001		149	1,294	< 5	--
2000		147	1,301	< 5	--
1999		146	1,271	< 5	--
1998		151	1,215	< 5	--
1997		137	1,282	< 5	--
1996		128	1,335	< 5	--
1995		169	1,060	< 5	--
1994		149	1,186	< 5	--
1993		144	1,205	< 5	--
1992		152	1,159	< 5	--
1991		134	1,258	< 5	--
1990		143	1,193	< 5	--
1989		129	1,237	< 5	--
1988		131	1,166	< 5	--
1987		122	1,192	< 5	--
1986		116	1,204	< 5	--
1985		130	1,113	< 5	--
1984		107	1,218	< 5	--
1983		103	1,233	< 5	--
1982		100	1,280	< 5	--
1981		112	1,184	< 5	--
1980		121	1,126	< 5	--
1979		129	1,071	< 5	--
1978		97	1,268	< 5	--
1977		108	1,157	< 5	--
1976		114	1,075	< 5	--
1975		143	910	< 5	--
1974		143	896	< 5	--
1973		134	921	< 5	--
1972		130	944	< 5	--
1971		141	923	< 5	--
1970		159	849	< 5	--
1969		166	800	< 5	--
1968		165	778	< 5	--
1967		199	691	< 5	--
1966		228	632	< 5	--
1965		253	612	< 5	--
1964		248	650	< 5	--
1963		300	567	< 5	--
1962		310	556	< 5	--
1961		346	523	< 5	--
1960		348	517	< 5	--
1959		402	482	5	4,166
1958		415	466	< 5	--
1957		499	416	< 5	--
1956		477	417	< 5	--
1955		526	385	< 5	--
1954		549	373	< 5	--
1953		593	342	< 5	--
1952		575	344	5	3,893
1951		632	314	7	3,152
1950		688	294	< 5	--
1949		728	286	5	3,844
1948		904	249	< 5	--
1947		953	244	< 5	--
1946		1,041	222	9	2,583
1945		977	202	< 5	--
1944		1,095	191	9	2,517
1943		1,244	181	12	2,207
1942		1,399	166	10	2,421
1941		1,416	157	8	2,711
1940		1,466	151	9	2,534
1939		1,703	140	10	2,329
1938		1,775	137	17	1,708
1937		1,938	126	14	1,933
1936		1,874	123	12	2,095
1935		2,074	113	13	2,065
1934		2,271	107	19	1,625
1933		2,376	99	27	1,285
1932		2,553	97	15	1,942
1931		2,808	86	21	1,557
1930		2,971	88	20	1,661
1929		3,232	78	23	1,537
1928		3,470	73	17	1,924
1927		3,805	72	37	1,182
1926		3,909	69	20	1,746
1925		4,146	63	34	1,236
1924		4,498	61	20	1,795
1923		4,550	61	16	2,049
1922		4,618	59	15	2,171
1921		4,878	55	26	1,487
1920		4,993	51	22	1,660
1919		4,995	47	21	1,649
1918		5,194	49	27	1,382
1917		4,939	50	22	1,545
1916		5,027	48	23	1,472
1915		4,967	41	19	1,620
1914		3,683	46	27	1,110
1913		3,209	40	16	1,328
1912		2,895	42	11	1,558
1911		2,224	41	15	870
1910		2,141	44	16	762
1909		2,064	39	12	857
1908		1,983	41	7	1,139
1907		1,872	43	10	888
1906		1,771	40	11	774
1905		1,811	40	< 5	--
1904		1,719	39	12	697
1903		1,720	38	12	668
1902		1,720	38	14	598
1901		1,747	35	10	695
1900		2,045	38	15	654
1899		1,706	33	10	673
1898		1,919	33	5	1,180
1897		1,763	31	7	875
1896		1,878	31	6	1,022
1895		1,795	32	9	754
1894		1,716	33	9	752
1893		1,586	35	10	671
1892		1,489	37	9	765
1891		1,303	38	8	724
1890		1,220	45	8	767
1889		1,199	41	5	1,015
1888		1,112	47	7	847
1887		832	49	< 5	--
1886		698	58	6	877
1885		685	55	5	982
1884		549	63	< 5	--
1883		479	65	< 5	--
1882		448	65	< 5	--
1881		344	70	< 5	--
1880		301	78	6	850

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.