Elke is a girl's name of German origin meaning “of noble birth.” In 2024 it was given to 8 girls in the United States.
Elke belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “of noble birth” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Elkan.
In the United States, Elke first appears in Social Security records in 1953. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1250 in 1968, and in 2024 8 babies received the name — 1,107 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Elke means “of noble birth” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Elke is a girl name. In 2024, 8 babies received the name in the US.
Elke comes from the German tradition. It is also spelled Elkan.
Elke first appears in US records in 1953. Its best-ever ranking was #1250 in 1968, and 8 babies were given the name in 2024.
Elke is pronounced /ɛl.kə/ (IPA).
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