Elsie-May
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 31 babies a year in England and Wales.
Babies a year
31
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1079
31 babies
Elsie-May by the numbers
In 2025, 31 babies in England and Wales were named Elsie-May.
What we can tell you about Elsie-May
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elsie-May. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elsie-Maegod is my oath; pledged to god; compound name90 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elsie-MaiGod's oath; plus Mary; compound name22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellie-Maybright torch; combined form with May14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellie-Maeforeign; more; a form of Eleanor and May40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elsie-Raegod's promise; a form of Elsi/Rae25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evie-Maylife and bitter; combination of Evie and May10 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Elsie-May
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