Elke
Elke was the 10330th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 1251st with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 837 places. More babies were named Elke in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,330 girls, down 569 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196877 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,116babies recorded
Elke popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,330 | 9 |
| 2020 | #9,761 | 10 |
| 2010 | #11,546 | 9 |
| 2000 | #8,185 | 12 |
| 1990 | #13,611 | 5 |
| 1980 | #3,537 | 23 |
| 1970 | #1,687 | 55 |
| 1960 | #4,546 | 9 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Elke, counting every spelling?
Elke has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Elke?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elke (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elke born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elke.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elke?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Elke are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 33 and 58. That makes Elke mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elke: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elke, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elke
How popular is the name Elke?
Elke was the 10330th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 1251st with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 837 places. More babies were named Elke in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Elke a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elke in the US.