Elka is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Elka is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,634 for girl births in the United States (and #16,359 across all names), given to 10 babies. Elka first appears in 1943 and peaked in 2015 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #9,634 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | #6,717 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #7,361 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #8,167 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | #6,248 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #7,316 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #8,255 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | #6,601 |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | #6,114 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | #6,032 |
| 2015 | 21 | 21 | #6,095 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #6,523 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | #9,781 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #11,551 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #9,921 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #7,002 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #9,049 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | #8,659 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #8,665 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | #6,944 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #11,171 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #9,443 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | #6,683 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #9,594 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #11,039 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #7,873 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #8,790 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #11,192 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #7,279 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #8,985 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #9,751 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #8,806 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #6,580 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #8,625 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,056 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #7,955 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #6,871 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,640 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,375 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #6,948 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #10,650 |
| 1978 | 11 | — | #5,663 |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #4,723 |
| 1976 | 13 | — | #4,699 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,104 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #4,295 |
| 1973 | 16 | — | #3,833 |
| 1972 | 17 | — | #3,598 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #5,224 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | #4,573 |
| 1969 | 17 | — | #3,362 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | #4,283 |
| 1967 | 14 | — | #3,527 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #3,795 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #5,444 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #5,145 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #6,839 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #4,231 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #4,872 |