Is Elke a boy or girl name?

Elke is a girl’s name. Of the 1,116 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Elke

Recorded 1953–2025 · United States

Elke was most popular in 1968, when 77 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,011 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,116 people named Elke.

Elke over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elke’s peak in 1968. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elke a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elke is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,116 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Elke

Where Elke is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org