How Many People Are Named Elsey?
An estimated 125 people in the United States have the first name Elsey. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Elsey peaked in popularity in 2024 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elsey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Elsey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
125
About 1 in 2,742,035 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
17 births
Total Registered
126
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elsey
Elsey is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 126 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elsey as a female name
Ranked #6,695 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (17 births)
Elsey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elsey span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 60 babies were registered. While Elsey is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elsey by Decade
How has Elsey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Elsey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elsey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Elsey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elsey?
We estimate approximately 125 people named Elsey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,742,035 Americans share this first name.
Is Elsey a common name?
Elsey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 126 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elsey most popular?
Elsey reached peak popularity in 2024, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elsey is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elsey a female name?
Elsey is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elsey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elsey Smith, Elsey Johnson, Elsey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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