Meaning of the nameElke

Elke is a name of Germanic origin, a Low German and Frisian diminutive of Adelheid, a name generally understood as 'nobility'.

Meaning

“diminutive form of Adelheid, a Germanic name generally understood as 'nobility'”

Source: Behind the Name: Elke (1) · Wiktionary: Elke · Behind the Name: Adelheid · Behind the Name: Adelaide

People (2022): 1,419
Rank in Brazil: #6,516
Median age: 44 years
2010 Census: 1,406; people

Elke in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Elke, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (568 people).

1,237 women 182 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Elke is most common

States with the highest share of people named Elke in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Pará 0.002%
Santa Catarina 0.002%
Minas Gerais 0.001%
São Paulo 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	238	0.001%
Pará	167	0.002%
Minas Gerais	134	0.001%
Santa Catarina	120	0.002%
Amazonas	91	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	80	0.001%
Paraná	70	0.001%
Goiás	67	0.001%
Bahia	53	0.000%
Pernambuco	53	0.001%
Maranhão	48	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	38	0.000%
Distrito Federal	31	0.001%
Ceará	27	0.000%
Espírito Santo	27	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	22	0.001%
Mato Grosso	20	0.001%
Paraíba	19	0.001%
Piauí	18	0.001%
Tocantins	18	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	17	0.001%
Amapá	17	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Elke

According to Behind the Name, Elke is a Low German and Frisian diminutive of Adelheid, and Wiktionary describes it, in the German entry, as a diminutive of that feminine name, popular in the middle of the twentieth century. Adelheid is the German and Dutch form of Adelaide, formed from adal, 'noble', and heit, 'kind, sort', and generally understood as 'nobility'. The meaning given is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,419 people named Elke, with a median age of 44. The name appears for both sexes, with a female majority. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Sources

Behind the Name: Elke (1) · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Elke · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Adelheid · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Adelaide · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Elke

What does the name Elke mean?

Elke means “diminutive form of Adelheid, a Germanic name generally understood as 'nobility'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Elke in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,419 people with the first name Elke, which ranks it number 6,516 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Elke a boy's or a girl's name?

Elke is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,237 women and 182 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Elke?

Elke is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Elke most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Elke (167 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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