Elspeth is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1984 and has grown less common since.
Elspeth is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,600 for girl births in the United States (and #13,083 across all names), given to 14 babies. Elspeth was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1984 (39 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #7,600 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #6,239 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | #8,183 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #6,805 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #6,779 |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 | #5,207 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | #6,801 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | #6,605 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | #5,897 |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 | #6,496 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #8,604 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | #5,673 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #8,266 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #8,336 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #10,620 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | #8,015 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #10,920 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #8,240 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | #11,078 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #7,596 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | #6,354 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #10,961 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #6,980 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #8,443 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #8,351 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #13,681 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #9,739 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #8,168 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #9,260 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #14,176 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #8,989 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #9,052 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #7,659 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | #6,104 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #6,345 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #6,584 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | #5,112 |
| 1988 | 28 | — | #3,419 |
| 1987 | 24 | — | #3,653 |
| 1986 | 34 | — | #2,796 |
| 1985 | 27 | — | #3,269 |
| 1984 | 39 | — | #2,438 |
| 1983 | 26 | — | #3,174 |
| 1982 | 34 | — | #2,716 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #5,997 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #10,654 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #6,005 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,409 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #8,640 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #6,175 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #7,802 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | #5,275 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #6,858 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #5,008 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #5,754 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,344 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #4,866 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | #3,788 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #4,904 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #3,525 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #4,200 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | #4,261 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #4,538 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,828 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,462 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,677 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,785 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | #4,142 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,346 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,551 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #4,244 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #4,629 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,788 |