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Elke Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Elke?

The rare name Elke was the 14,236th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Elke, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

Position 1272, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1968 with 75 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Elke was less than 5, most recently in 1998.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elke occurred roughly during the years 1961-1968, and 2001-2004.

Where is the name Elke popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The popularity trend for Elke has been moving upward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Elke for their newborn has dropped.

The name Elke is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Elke has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Elke (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 6 14,236
2017 9 10,913
2016 9 11,091
2015 9 11,146
2014 14 8,166
2013 8 12,312
2012 5 17,626
2011 6 15,389
2010 9 11,533
2009 11 10,173
2008 5 18,328
2007 8 13,030
2006 11 10,102
2005 11 9,635
2004 13 8,399
2003 11 9,237
2002 10 9,704
2001 6 14,054
2000 12 8,181
1999 14 6,932
1998 < 5 --
1997 8 10,072
1996 6 12,302
1995 < 5 --
1994 11 7,770
1993 7 10,925
1992 13 6,758
1991 9 8,804
1990 5 13,609
1989 15 5,628
1988 5 12,370
1987 9 7,542
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1985 9 7,118
1984 13 5,293
1983 11 5,927
1982 18 4,217
1981 9 6,950
1980 23 3,535
1979 26 3,171
1978 27 2,958
1977 34 2,528
1976 26 2,886
1975 26 2,831
1974 22 3,131
1973 32 2,366
1972 50 1,752
1971 39 2,117
1970 55 1,688
1969 48 1,762
1968 75 1,272
1967 56 1,498
1966 52 1,554
1965 49 1,602
1964 32 2,115
1963 14 3,503
1962 6 6,067
1961 8 5,002
1960 9 4,543
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1958 6 5,611
1957 6 5,600
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.