Elspeth is a distinctive choice, ranked #980 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Elspeth in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#980
About the Name Elspeth
Elspeth has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 173 places in five years. It was most popular in 1997 at #571 â parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Elspeth is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school â standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Elspeth
Unlikely. With around 36 UK babies named Elspeth per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Elspeth in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Elspeth has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 173 places in the last five years. Its peak was #571 in 1997. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Elspeth is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Elspeth include: Elspeth Dusinberre â Elspeth Rogers McIntosh Dusinberre is Professor of Distinction and President's Teaching Scholar in Classics at the University of Colorado Boulder.; Elspeth Beard â Elspeth Beard is an architect and motorcyclist, noted for being one of the first Englishwomen to ride a motorcycle around the world.; Elspeth McLachlan â Elspeth McLachlan, an Australian neuroscientist, is a world authority on neural pathways within the autonomic nervous system..
Elspeth does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice â your child is unlikely to encounter American Elspeths in the wild.
36
UK babies named Elspeth (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 173 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Elspeth
Likely around 1 other Elspeth in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Elspeth
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Elspeth Rosamund Morton Howe, Baroness Howe of Idlicote, Baroness Howe of Aberavon, was a British life peer and crossbench member of the House of Lords who served in many capacities in public life. As the widow of Geoffrey Howe, she was formerly known as Lady Howe of Aberavon before receiving a peerage in her own right.
Elspeth Rogers McIntosh Dusinberre is Professor of Distinction and President's Teaching Scholar in Classics at the University of Colorado Boulder. She focuses on cultural interactions in Anatolia, with an emphasis on the history of the Achaemenid Persian Empire (550-330 BC) in Anatolia.
Elspeth Beard is an architect and motorcyclist, noted for being one of the first Englishwomen to ride a motorcycle around the world. She later redesigned the historic Munstead Tower in Godalming, winning the 1994 Royal Institute of British Architects award for South East England.
Elspeth McLachlan, an Australian neuroscientist, is a world authority on neural pathways within the autonomic nervous system. Her work has included detailed analyses of transmission in autonomic ganglia to studies of the organisation of autonomic nervous pathways and their disorder in pathological states, particularly injuries to peripheral nerves and the spinal cord.
Elspeth Denning (OAM) (nÊe Swain, also known as Elspeth Denning-Clement and Elspeth Clement-Denning) a former Western Australian field hockey player. She was born in Kenya on 19 June 1956 and moved with her family to South Africa when she was six.
Elspeth Mary Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Pittenweem was a British baroness and socialite. She was married to the Liberal Democrat politician Menzies Campbell from 1970 until her death.
Elspeth McEwen or McKewan or Elizabeth MacEwan of Balmaclellan was the most famous convicted witch in Galloway and the last to be burnt at the stake there.