NameCensus.

UK girl's name

Elsie-Rae

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Elsie-Rae is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Elsie-Rae popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1541, with 20 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2018, with 30 births.

This profile covers 223 England and Wales registrations across 14 recorded years from 2011 to 2024. 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 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 222 living people in the UK are called Elsie-Rae. 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 2025 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Elsie-Rae ranked #1541 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 20 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2018, when 30 girls were registered as Elsie-Rae.
  • About 222 living people in the UK are estimated to have Elsie-Rae as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#1541

2024

Births in 2024

20

Latest year

Peak year

2018

30 births

Estimated living

222

2026

Popularity

Elsie-Rae over time

The chart below shows babies named Elsie-Rae registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2011 to 2024. 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-Rae, the clearest high point is 2018. The latest England and Wales figure is 20 births in 2024, compared with 30 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Elsie-Rae
08152330201120172024

Decades

Elsie-Rae by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Elsie-Rae 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 #1454 107 5
2010s #2740 116 9

Related

Names similar to Elsie-Rae

FAQ

Elsie-Rae: questions and answers

How popular is the name Elsie-Rae in the UK right now?

In 2024, Elsie-Rae was ranked #1541 for girls in England and Wales, with 20 births registered.

When was Elsie-Rae most popular?

The peak year on record was 2018, with 30 babies registered as Elsie-Rae in England and Wales.

How many people are called Elsie-Rae in the UK?

A total of 223 babies have been registered as Elsie-Rae across the 14 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.