UK girl's name
Elsie-Lou
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Elsie-Lou is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Elsie-Lou popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3519, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2016, with 6 births.
This profile covers 50 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 2012 to 2021. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 50 living people in the UK are called Elsie-Lou. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Elsie-Lou ranked #3519 for girls in England and Wales in 2021, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2016, when 6 girls were registered as Elsie-Lou.
- • About 50 living people in the UK are estimated to have Elsie-Lou as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3519
2021
Births in 2021
6
Latest year
Peak year
2016
6 births
Estimated living
50
2026
Popularity
Elsie-Lou over time
The chart below shows babies named Elsie-Lou registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2012 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Elsie-Lou, the clearest high point is 2016. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2021, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elsie-Lou by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Elsie-Lou was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3709 | 11 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4268 | 39 | 8 |
Related
Names similar to Elsie-Lou
- Emily 121,621
- Ella 69,101
- Ellie 63,522
- Evie 52,944
- Emma 50,755
- Eleanor 40,576
- Elizabeth 39,225
- Erin 34,816
- Eva 29,738
- Evelyn 26,911
- Elsie 23,671
- Emilia 22,167
FAQ
Elsie-Lou: questions and answers
How popular is the name Elsie-Lou in the UK right now?
In 2021, Elsie-Lou was ranked #3519 for girls in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Elsie-Lou most popular?
The peak year on record was 2016, with 6 babies registered as Elsie-Lou in England and Wales.
How many people are called Elsie-Lou in the UK?
A total of 50 babies have been registered as Elsie-Lou across the 10 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.