Is Elsbeth a boy or girl name?

Elsbeth is a girl’s name. Of the 752 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Elsbeth

Recorded 1906–2025 · United States

Elsbeth was most popular in 1983, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,923 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 752 people named Elsbeth.

Elsbeth over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elsbeth’s peak in 1983. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elsbeth a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elsbeth is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 752 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org