The baby name Elka is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EL-kah (IPA: /ˈɛlkə/ or /ˈɛl.kə/).
The baby name Elka is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EL-kah (IPA: /ˈɛlkə/ or /ˈɛl.kə/).
Elka is German, Polish, Slavic in Origin.
Elka is a multicultural feminine given name with several independent roots across Europe. In Slavic use, especially Bulgarian and Polish, Elka functions as a diminutive and later a standalone form of Elena/Helena, ultimately from Greek Helene, "torch; light." In Polish and Yiddish settings it also appears as a pet form of Elzbieta/Elizabeth (Hebrew Elisheva), conveying "my God is an oath." A parallel Germanic stream links Elka to the name Elke, itself a short form of Adelheid/Adelaide, combining elements meaning "noble" and "kind, type," hence "noble sort."
The name occurs widely in Ashkenazi Jewish records from the 18th-20th centuries and saw steady use in Bulgaria in the mid-1900s; in the Anglophone world it remains rare but familiar. Variant and related forms include Elke, Elkie, Ela, and Elenka; cognates are Elena, Helena, Elizabeth, and Adelaide. Spellings may appear as Елка in Bulgarian Cyrillic or El'ka in transliteration.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| BG | 0 | #71 | 10 | 1,799 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #74 | 2 | 1,051 |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #92 | 1 | 865 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #99 | 146 | 3,559 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| PL | 0 | #207 | 6 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 3,850 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #221 | 160 | 5,096 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #223 | 5 | 4,141 |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #233 | 5 | 7,146 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| IL | 0 | #276 | 7 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #307 | 14 | 5,862 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #346 | 6 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #352 | 6 | 8,483 | |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #436 | 63 | 11,913 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #438 | 44 | 9,861 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| CO | 0 | #471 | 10 | 7,768 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #502 | 22 | 10,981 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #520 | 7 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #521 | 10 | 8,334 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #534 | 3 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #535 | 7 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #567 | 7 | 11,342 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #577 | 41 | 11,648 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #602 | 14 | 16,104 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #811 | 28 | 4,949 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #860 | 27 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #875 | 69 | 14,861 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #900 | 17 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #908 | 8 | 14,098 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #914 | 28 | 12,708 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #925 | 31 | 5,933 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #948 | 36 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 6 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,031 | 48 | 16,140 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,089 | 40 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,126 | 16 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,174 | 10 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,246 | 9 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,343 | 104 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Elka is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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