Elke is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1968 and has since faded.
Elke is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #10,330 for girl births in the United States (and #17,537 across all names), given to 9 babies. Elke was first reported in SSA data in 1953 and peaked in 1968 (77 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #10,330 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #11,393 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #15,864 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #10,518 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #9,761 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #12,839 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #14,319 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #10,946 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #11,117 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #11,167 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | #8,184 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #12,331 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #17,648 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #15,402 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #11,546 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | #10,183 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #18,342 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #13,041 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #10,109 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #9,642 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | #8,400 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #9,238 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #9,712 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #14,062 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #8,185 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #6,934 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,072 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,304 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #7,771 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #10,926 |
| 1992 | 13 | — | #6,762 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #8,807 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #13,611 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | #5,632 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,376 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #7,544 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,123 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #5,296 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #5,928 |
| 1982 | 18 | — | #4,218 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #6,953 |
| 1980 | 23 | — | #3,537 |
| 1979 | 27 | — | #3,094 |
| 1978 | 27 | — | #2,959 |
| 1977 | 34 | — | #2,528 |
| 1976 | 26 | — | #2,888 |
| 1975 | 26 | — | #2,830 |
| 1974 | 23 | — | #3,034 |
| 1973 | 32 | — | #2,367 |
| 1972 | 50 | — | #1,752 |
| 1971 | 39 | — | #2,120 |
| 1970 | 55 | — | #1,687 |
| 1969 | 48 | — | #1,763 |
| 1968 | 77 | — | #1,251 |
| 1967 | 56 | — | #1,498 |
| 1966 | 52 | — | #1,554 |
| 1965 | 50 | — | #1,581 |
| 1964 | 33 | — | #2,080 |
| 1963 | 14 | — | #3,503 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,071 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | #4,640 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #4,546 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,609 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #5,602 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #5,917 |