Elspeth · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 73 recorded years as a table

Elspeth, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1914	7
1916	5
1917	6
1920	5
1921	4
1925	6
1929	6
1932	7
1934	5
1936	6
1940	4
1942	4
1944	5
1947	6
1950	4
1951	5
1955	4
1957	2
1959	3
1961	4
1962	3
1968	5
1969	3
1971	5
1972	3
1974	5
1977	7
1979	3
1981	7
1982	20
1983	16
1984	23
1985	16
1986	20
1987	14
1988	16
1989	9
1990	7
1991	7
1992	8
1993	6
1994	5
1995	5
1996	3
1997	5
1998	6
1999	5
2000	3
2001	7
2002	7
2003	9
2004	5
2005	10
2006	8
2007	5
2008	8
2009	5
2010	8
2011	6
2012	8
2013	8
2014	13
2015	7
2016	11
2017	12
2018	11
2019	10
2020	15
2021	10
2022	10
2023	8
2024	12
2025	9

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Elspeth isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 14
Rank in 2025: #7,491
How rare: 1 in 114,804 girls
Since 1914: 919

Most popular in 1984, at 23 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 20% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.