The name Elsie? Too "old"?

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My partner wants us to give our baby the name Elsie if it's a girl. A lot of people are saying it's an "old woman's name".

However my DGM says that by the times she's going to school the name will be unheard of among her peers and not to worry.

What do you think?

I've met a few Elsie's through my job in early years and none of them seemed "old" they really suited their name x

My dd2 is 3 and her friend at Nursery is Elsie. She suits it and I think its really cute

Love it! I had a great auntie Elsie but I am also an Early Years worker and have had a little Elsie at our setting, so cute! Older names are coming round again, well some do and some don't (for good reason!). I don't think my great auntie Mabel's will so much anytime soon...

I like it. If DS had been a girl I would have wanted to use it.

It's one of those granny names which has become popular again (like Mabel, Iris, Agnes etc). She certainly wouldn't be the only little Elsie in her year.

If in doubt you could christen her Elisabeth/Elspeth, for both of which Elsie is a pet name.

Oh I love it, beautiful name!

I love it! It’s a very pretty name.

silver1977 I promise you Mabel is back already - half the little girls in East London are called Mabel.

Love it, I think it's come round again x

I think its reasonably popular again with this generation I know 3 and have heard it multiple times at soft play/parks etc.
I wouldn't think of it as an older persons name any more, if I heard it out of context I'd assume a young child.
I think it's a lovely name.

I know a toddler and a brand new baby Elsie, it will be very normal when your DD starts school.

I was under the impression Elsie was popular again (not popular popular, but more 'in fashion').

I really like the name :)

Yes it's lovely. I like it short for Elsa.

I met a baby Elsie recently - definitely think it's back in fashion.

It's back in fashion as a cutesy name.

I don’t personally like it but for the exact opposite reason; I think it’s really cutesy and like most of those Victorian scullery maid names, great on a toddler but not so much on an adult. I’ve met a few so definitely think it’s back in fashion, if you love it then I definitely wouldn’t worry about it being an old lady name anyway!

I started hearing it about two years' ago, think it appeals to parents who like Florence or Iris.

It was his aunt's pet name (her name was Veronica so not sure where it came from but he always called her it). So it's close to his heart.

I've not heard any children called it so maybe that's why I'm listening to others saying it's old as I know a few older women called it.

Our family always have odd names like Lillias instead of Lillian etc which I love.

I always associated Elsa with Born Free (the lioness) until I eventually gave in and saw Frozen lol.

Thank u all I'm feeling a bit better about it now. Hated being at school and being the only one with my name. As an adult I like it.

It’s a lovely name and definitely having a renaissance.

I like it, though agree with pp that its really cutesy and actually more suited to a child. I don't think of it as an elderly name at all.

I would suggest using Elsie as a nn for a something perhaps more suitable for an adult too, such as Elizabeth, Elise, Eleanor, Elissa, Ellessia or Eloise. :)

25 years ago Daisy, Poppy etc were considered old fashioned.
Elsie is coming back: I've seen it mentioned on the boards here several times recently. I think it's lovely (also Polly and Martha- both due a revival)

I know 4 under 5. And DH and I joked the other day that we haven't been to an English Heritage or National Trust property this year without meeting a little Mabel.

Oh and Martha has been back for at least 10 years.

I like the name but always associate it with the dead prostitute in Cabaret, so it’s not one I could use!

It’s a cute name for a child not so sure on an adult.

I would choose a name like Elspeth or Elizabeth for the birth certificate and she can choose which to use when older.