Overview
people
Sample Size
4,970
Gender Distribution
Male:
1.4%
Female:
98.6%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
German, Dutch
Meaning
A variant form of Adelheid, which means 'noble kind; of the noble sort'. It's also used as a diminutive of names starting with 'El-' in Dutch. In Hebrew, Elke means 'God's oath'.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
DE
3,403 samples
99%
BE
816 samples
99%
AT
206 samples
98%
NL
145 samples
98%
US
65 samples
100%
BR
41 samples
90%
ES
34 samples
97%
CH
34 samples
97%
GB
29 samples
100%
ZA
27 samples
96%
FR
26 samples
92%
CA
14 samples
100%
IT
12 samples
100%
AU
9 samples
100%
SE
8 samples
100%
ID
8 samples
100%
DK
6 samples
100%
HU
6 samples
100%
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