Deke
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning biter; a diminutive of Demetrius.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Deke by the numbers
Deke was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 1976, making it a 1970s name.
Other names that come from Demetrius
Like Deke, each of these traces back to Demetrius: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Demetriusfollower of Demeter the harvest goddess323 in the US (2017)
- Dimitridevoted to Demeter; a form of Demetrius234 in the US (2017)
- Demetrifollower of demeter; a form of Demetrius86 in the US (2017)
- Dmitrifollower of Demeter; a form of Demetrius50 in the US (2017)
- Demetriofollower of demeter; a form of Demetrius19 in the US (2017)
- Demetriousfollower of demeter; a form of Demetrius17 in the US (2017)
- Demetricof demeter, goddess of harvest; a form of Demetrius12 in the US (2017)
- Demetriceof demeter, goddess of harvest; a form of Demetrius12 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Deke. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Dukeduke, leader of a region520 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Deke
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