Elspeth
Elspeth or Elspet is a feminine given name, which is the Scottish form of Elizabeth. It means "chosen by God" or "consecrated by God".
- Scottish
Meaning & Origin of Elspeth
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elspeth or Elspet is a feminine given name, which is the Scottish form of Elizabeth. It means "chosen by God" or "consecrated by God".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Scottish
The Story of Elspeth
American parents first put Elspeth on the record books as a baby girl name in 1914, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 39 Elspeths were born — ranking #2,420 that year. About 26% of every Elspeth on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Elspeth ranks #7,077 for baby girls with 15 births, falling sharply (-19%). All told, over 935 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Elspeth
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Elspeth. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ealasaid
- Elspet
Notable people named Elspeth
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Elspeth Attwooll (born 1943), English politician
- Elspeth Ballantyne (born 1939), Australian actress
- Elspeth Barker (1940–2022), Scottish writer
- Elspeth Beard (born 1959), English motorcyclist
- Elspeth Buchan (1738–1791), Scottish religious leader
- Elspeth Cameron (1943–2025), Canadian writer
- Elspeth Campbell (1940–2023), English political spouse
- Elspeth Champcommunal (1888–1976), English fashion designer and editor
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Names that sound like Elspeth
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About the name Elspeth
Elspeth is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 935 births in the dataset. Elspeth's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #2,420. Use the chart and map above to compare Elspeth's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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