Elke
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EL-kuh
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #10,104 for girls
Elke is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble”. In 2025 it ranked 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
What does Elke mean?
Germanic: Frisian, Low German and Dutch short form of Adelheid
“noble”
A pet form of Adelheid, the German source of Adelaide.
Is Elke a girl's or a boy's name?
Elke is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elke in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elke in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elke in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Elke in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,104among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 180,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the US were named Elke, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,541st. Its busiest year was 1968, with 77 girls. It first appears in the records in 1953.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Elke in the US since 1880 were born between 1968 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elke in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,166 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 23 | #3,506 |
| 1979 | 27 | #3,078 |
| 1978 | 27 | #2,942 |
| 1977 | 34 | #2,515 |
| 1976 | 26 | #2,864 |
| 1975 | 26 | #2,811 |
| 1974 | 23 | #3,008 |
| 1973 | 32 | #2,349 |
| 1972 | 50 | #1,749 |
| 1971 | 39 | #2,107 |
| 1970 | 55 | #1,681 |
| 1969 | 48 | #1,755 |
| 1968 | 77 | #1,244 |
| 1967 | 56 | #1,495 |
| 1966 | 52 | #1,548 |
| 1965 | 50 | #1,575 |
| 1964 | 33 | #2,070 |
| 1963 | 14 | #3,457 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,545 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
Names like Elke
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin Darcie Jasmine Heidi Marnie Robyn Elise Edie Charlotte Daphne Eve Lara
Names related to Elke
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elke: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elke, updated 20 October 2026.