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Zeke

Boy

Meaning of Zeke: Hebrew: 'God strengthens'

Zeke is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 811th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1025th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#811

311 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1025

29 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,371

First recorded 1880 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 35 babies1982: 26 babies1983: 28 babies1984: 26 babies1985: 18 babies1986: 27 babies1987: 21 babies1988: 43 babies1989: 60 babies1990: 52 babies19901991: 49 babies1992: 39 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 55 babies1995: 36 babies1996: 57 babies1997: 43 babies1998: 49 babies1999: 54 babies2000: 88 babies20002001: 92 babies2002: 108 babies2003: 103 babies2004: 96 babies2005: 122 babies2006: 103 babies2007: 112 babies2008: 124 babies2009: 155 babies2010: 184 babies20102011: 205 babies2012: 244 babies2013: 251 babies2014: 325 babies2015: 359 babies2016: 397 babies2017: 425 babies2018: 405 babies2019: 407 babies2020: 384 babies20202021: 450 babies2022: 459 babies2023: 429 babies2024: 363 babies2025: 311 babies
US babies named Zeke per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 459.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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