Noble
Elke is a Frisian and Low German diminutive of Adelheid. It shares the same etymological roots as the name Alice, signifying a person of noble birth or character.
Less common today
Elke isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,756 in 1992.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
German actress and entertainer
Belgian tennis player
German writer and literary critic
