Gender:
Origin:
German
165 famous people named Elke found on Wikipedia.
1060 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
14236-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
1273-th in year 1968
Used in: Dutch, Frisian, German, Hebrew
Elke (Éhl-kah) is a feminine given name. Different sources give different accounts of its origin. One source describes it as a Low German and East Frisian diminutive of Adelheid, meaning "of noble birth". Another states that it originated as a Yiddish feminine variant of Elkan, which itself came from the Biblical name Elkanah.
In English-speaking countries, the variant Elkie was popularised by the singer Elkie Brooks. Other variants of the name include Elka and Alke.
In the United States, the 1990 Census found that Elke was the 2,588th most common given name for women, being held by about 0.002% of the female population at the time, while the other variants Elkie, Elka, and Alke were not among the names held by at least 0.001% of the female population (the most common 4,275 names).
Noble kind, of the noble sort.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elke Maravilha | 1945 | Brazilian actress |
| 2 | Elke Sommer | 1940 | German actress |
| 3 | Elke Best | 1956 | German singer |
| 4 | Elke Jeinsen | 1966 | German actor, model and playboy playmate |
| 5 | Elke Clijsters | 1985 | Belgian tennis player |
| 6 | Elke Pattyn | 1980 | Belgian journalist |
| 7 | Elke Koska | 1953 | German actress |
| 8 | Elke Lichtenegger | 1983 | Austrian radio host |
| 9 | Elke Ferner | 1958 | German politician |
| 10 | Elke Philipp | 1964 | |
| 11 | Elke Vanelderen | 1978 | |
| 12 | Elke Arendt | 1939 | German actress |
| 13 | Elke Kast | 1946 | German television presenter |
| 14 | Elke Martens | 1956 | German singer, lyricist and actress |
| 15 | Elke Wiswedel | 1971 | |
| 16 | Elke Kahr | 1961 | Austrian politician |
| 17 | Elke Breitenbach | 1961 | German politician |
| 18 | Elke Monssen-Engberding | 1951 | German jurist |
| 19 | Elke Neidhardt | 1941 | Actress, director |
| 20 | Elke Krystufek | 1970 | Austrian artist |
| 21 | Elke Erb | 1938 | German translator |
| 22 | Elke Dom | 1970 | Belgian actress |
| 23 | Elke Twiesselmann | 1927 | German film actor and stage actor |
| 24 | Elke Leonhard | 1949 | German opinion journalist and politician |
| 25 | Elke Winkens | 1970 | German actress |
| 26 | Elke Heidenreich | 1943 | German author and journalist |
| 27 | Elke Karsten | 1995 | Argentine handball player |
| 28 | Elke Sleurs | 1968 | Belgian politician |
| 29 | Elke Brauweiler | 2000 | German singer |
| 30 | Elke Hart | 1940 | German actress |
| 31 | Elke Bergsma | 1968 | German author |
| 32 | Elke Van Mello | 1980 | |
| 33 | Elke Stein-Hölkeskamp | 1954 | German historian |
| 34 | Käthe Kruse | 1958 | German artist |
| 35 | Elke Loewe | 1940 | German writer |
| 36 | Elke Mascha Blankenburg | 1943 | German church musician, conductor, choir director and music historian |
| 37 | Elke Aberle | 1950 | German actress |
| 38 | Elke Hartmann | 1969 | German historian of classical antiquity |
| 39 | Elke Steinhöfel | 1940 | |
| 40 | Elke Naters | 1963 | German writer |
| 41 | Elke Lütjen-Drecoll | 1944 | German anatomist |
| 42 | Elke Van Gorp | 1995 | Belgian association football player |
| 43 | Elke U. Weber | American psychologist | |
| 44 | Elke Blumenthal | 1938 | German egyptologist and archaeologist |
| 45 | Elke Werner | 1956 | German theologian |
| 46 | Elke Austenat | 1945 | Writer |
| 47 | Elke Taelman | 1986 | Belgian singer |
| 48 | Elke Luise Barnstedt | 1956 | German jurist |
| 49 | Elke Bartels | 1956 | |
| 50 | Elke Hannack | 1961 | |
| 51 | Elke Schmitter | 1961 | German writer |
| 52 | Elke Geurts | 1973 | Dutch writer |
| 53 | Elke Müller | 1940 | German politician |
| 54 | Elke Rehder | 1953 | German sculptor |
| 55 | Elke Fröhlich | 1944 | |
| 56 | Elke Sehmisch | 1955 | Olympic swimmer |
| 57 | Elke Büdenbender | 1962 | German lawyer |
| 58 | Elke Goez | 1963 | German medievalist |
| 59 | Elke Pistor | 1967 | German writer |
| 60 | Elke Schwab | 1994 | German writer |
| 61 | Elke Christina Roeder | 1966 | German politician in Lower Saxony |
| 62 | Elke Lang | 1952 | German actress |
| 63 | Elke Schall | 1973 | German table tennis player |
| 64 | Elke Liebs | 1942 | German specialist in literature, non-fiction writer and university teacher |
| 65 | Elke Krasny | 1965 | Austrian writer |
| 66 | Elke Reva Sudin | 1987 | American artist |
| 67 | Elke Talma | 1977 | Seychellois swimmer |
| 68 | Elke Badde | 1959 | German politician |
| 69 | Elke Decruynaere | 1981 | |
| 70 | Elke Holzapfel | 1945 | German politician |
| 71 | Elke Vesper | 1949 | German writer |
| 72 | Elke Weckeiser | 1945 | |
| 73 | Elke Roex | 1974 | Belgian politician |
| 74 | Elke Müller-Mees | 1942 | German writer (1942-2011) |
| 75 | Elke Achleitner | 1964 | Austrian engineer and politician |
| 76 | Elke Heinemann | 1961 | German writer |
| 77 | Elke Günthner | 1964 | German association football referee |
| 78 | Elke Reinke | 1958 | German politician |
| 79 | Elke Wülfing | 1947 | German politician |
| 80 | Elke Twesten | 1963 | German politician |
| 81 | Elke Voelker | 1968 | German organist |
| 82 | Elke Hoff | 1957 | German politician |
| 83 | Elke Roos | 1960 | German judge |
| 84 | Elke Pollack | 1960 | German painter |
| 85 | Elke Brendel | 1962 | German professor |
| 86 | Elke Meyer | 1963 | German writer |
| 87 | Elke Altmann | 1957 | German Politician, the Left Party of Germany |
| 88 | Elke Hauck | 1967 | German film director |
| 89 | Elke Brunnemer | 1952 | German politician |
| 90 | Elke M. Geenen | 1954 | German writer |
| 91 | Elke Nagel | 1938 | German writer |
| 92 | Elke Wijnhoven | 1981 | Dutch volleyball player |
| 93 | Elke Zauner | 1972 | German painter |
| 94 | Elke Sader | 1955 | |
| 95 | Elke Steiner | 1971 | German illustrator |
| 96 | Elke Felten | 1943 | Olympic canoeist |
| 97 | Elke Herrmann | 1956 | German politician |
| 98 | Elke aus dem Moore | 1965 | German art historian and curator |
| 99 | Elke Platz-Waury | 1940 | German publisher |
| 100 | Elke Mack | 1964 | German theologian |
| 101 | Elke Vanhoof | 1991 | Belgian bicycle racer |
| 102 | Elke Hopfe | 1945 | Graphic designer from Germany |
| 103 | Elke Windisch | 1951 | German journalist |
| 104 | Elke von Radziewsky | 2000 | German journalist and art historian |
| 105 | Elke Borkenstein | 1971 | German actor and stage actor |
| 106 | Elke Fleing | 1959 | German author |
| 107 | Elke Gebhardt | 1983 | Cyclist |
| 108 | Elke Jochmann | 1975 | Swiss actress |
| 109 | Elke Schneiderbanger | 1959 | |
| 110 | Elke König | 1956 | German praeses |
| 111 | Elke Hermannsdörfer | 1947 | German writer |
| 112 | Elke Pahn | 1942 | German university teacher and writer |
| 113 | Elke Wölfling | 1971 | Austrian athletics competitor |
| 114 | Elke Diepenbeck | 1961 | German singer |
| 115 | Elke Eder-Hippler | 1958 | German politician |
| 116 | Elke Kiltz | 1952 | German politician |
| 117 | Elke Drüll | 1956 | Olympic medalist |
| 118 | Elke Talhorst | 1945 | German politician |
| 119 | Elke Künholz | 1959 | German politician |
| 120 | Elke Böhr | 1943 | German art historian and archaeologist |
| 121 | Elke Seidel | 1948 | German politician |
| 122 | Elke Tindemans | 1961 | Belgian politician |
| 123 | Elke Hipler | 1978 | German rower |
| 124 | Elke Kratzer | 1971 | German film producer |
| 125 | Elke Oertgen-Twiehaus | 1936 | German writer (1936-2012) |
| 126 | Elke Baezner | 1945 | |
| 127 | Elke Purpus | 1961 | German librarian and art historian |
| 128 | Elke Thomas | 1935 | German politician |
| 129 | Elke Maes | 1943 | German politician |
| 130 | Elke Wriedt | 1941 | German writer |
| 131 | Elke Dopp | 1965 | |
| 132 | Elke Holle-Riemenschneider | 2000 | |
| 133 | Elke Klatte | 1953 | German athletics competitor |
| 134 | Elke Dietze | Slalom canoeist | |
| 135 | Elke Scheuermann | 1963 | German costume designer |
| 136 | Elke Bogemans | 1977 | Belgian athlete |
| 137 | Elke Barth | 1956 | German sportsperson and athletics competitor |
| 138 | Elke Back | 1944 | German ballet dancer |
| 139 | Elke Rühl | 1948 | German politician |
| 140 | Elke Wehr | 1968 | German actress |
| 141 | Elke Lehr | 1962 | German sports coach |
| 142 | Elke Peischl | 1957 | German dancer |
| 143 | Elke Lindemann | 1943 | German politician |
| 144 | Elke Decker | 1957 | German athletics competitor |
| 145 | Elke Warmuth | 1949 | German mathematician |
| 146 | Elke van Meer | 1988 | |
| 147 | Elke Van den Brandt | 1980 | Belgian politician |
| 148 | Elke Lindemeyer | 1956 | German archaeologist |
| 149 | Elke Meers | 1989 | Belgian association football player |
| 150 | Elke Djan | 2000 | |
| 151 | Elke Biesbrouck | 1986 | Badminton player |
| 152 | Elke Fank | 1934 | German politician |
| 153 | Elke Walther | 1967 | German association football player |
| 154 | Aleksandr Elke | 1971 | |
| 155 | Elke Plöger | 1944 | |
| 156 | Elke Holtz | ||
| 157 | Elke Lemmens | 1994 | |
| 158 | Elke Seefried | 1971 | |
| 159 | Elke Ried | 1953 | |
| 160 | Elke Radlingmaier | 1943 | Austrian fencer |
| 161 | Elke Weber | ||
| 162 | Elke Schloo | 1953 | German film editor |
| 163 | Elke Matthijs | 1978 | |
| 164 | Elke Richter | 1960 | German association football player |
| 165 | Elke Van Hoeymissen | 1981 |