What is Elsie short for?
Elsie is short for Elizabeth and Eliza. In 2025, 2,236 girls in the United States were given Elsie as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Elsie
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Elizabeth Hebrew origin
Elsie from Elizabeth: vintage revival favorite.
6,760 girls and 5 boys named Elizabeth in 2025
Eliza Hebrew origin
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Elsie from Eliza: vintage revival favorite.
2,370 girls and 5 boys named Eliza in 2025