Zeke
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god strengthens; short form of Ezekiel.
How Zeke has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #703 |
| 2016 | #659 |
| 2017 | #617 |
| 2018 | #642 |
| 2019 | #654 |
| 2020 | #675 |
| 2021 | #620 |
| 2022 | #610 |
| 2023 | #640 |
| 2024 | #732 |
| 2025 | #803 |
Zeke by the numbers
In 2025, 32 babies in England and Wales were named Zeke. In the US, 422 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Ezekiel
Like Zeke, each of these traces back to Ezekiel: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- EzekielGod strengthens4,729 in the US (2017)
- Ezequielgod is my strength; a form of Ezekiel699 in the US (2017)
- Ezekialgod strengthens; a variant spelling of Ezekiel44 in the US (2017)
- Zekielgod strengthens; a form of Ezekiel39 in the US (2017)
- AzekielGod strengthens; a form of Ezekiel29 in the US (2017)
- Jezielgod is my strength; variant of Ezekiel23 in the US (2017)
- Izekielgod strengthens; a form of Ezekiel20 in the US (2017)
- EzequiasGod is my strength; a form of Ezekiel17 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zeke. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Zeke
Names that are said the same way as Zeke, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Zeek27 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Zeke, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Zeke
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