Elke
Meaning
noble one; stayed in steady use among Blumenau and Pomerode's German-Brazilian families
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Elke has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
1,419 people · the #6,516 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 142,857 · median age 44
Among people named Elke living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Elke
Most people given the name Elke in the United States were born between 1960 and 1999. The Elke you meet today is most often in her 40s or 50s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Elke deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Elke truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Elke fits with your family’s names and surname.
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