How Many People Are Named Elka?
An estimated 676 people in the United States have the first name Elka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Elka peaked in popularity in 2015 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elka as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Elka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
676
About 1 in 507,033 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2015
21 births
Total Registered
715
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elka
Elka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 715 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elka as a female name
Ranked #6,690 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (21 births)
Elka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elka span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 161 babies were registered. While Elka is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elka by Decade
How has Elka tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Elka by State
Elka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Elka
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Elka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elka?
We estimate approximately 676 people named Elka are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 507,033 Americans share this first name.
Is Elka a common name?
Elka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 715 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elka most popular?
Elka reached peak popularity in 2015, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elka is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elka a female name?
Elka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elka Smith, Elka Johnson, Elka Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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