Feminine dossier · first seen 1953
Elke
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1968
Peak era
1968
Peak births
77
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Elke
How many people are named Elke?
An estimated 1,008 living Americans are named Elke.
How rare is Elke?
Elke is very rare among babies today, with 9 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 88.3% from its 1968 peak.
How old is the typical Elke?
The median age of a living American named Elke is approximately 51 years, with most bearers falling between 32 and 58 years old.
Is Elke still popular?
Not especially. Elke has been declining since its 1968 peak and registered 9 births in 2025.
Where is Elke most common?
Elke has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.2× more often than the national baseline.
1953Peak 19682025
Peak year
1968
Decline from peak
88.3%
2025
9
All-time
1,116
Where it lives now
Elke is most concentrated in California — about 2.2× the national rate in the 1960s. It also runs high in New York.
States where Elke is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.