Ike

Meaning: He will laugh
Origin: Hebrew — Short form of Isaac

Boy's name · #2460 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Ike belongs to an older America first — it reached #184 back in 1884 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2460. About 7,300 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#4,562 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,159 in Sweden (2024) · #3,113 in England & Wales (2023) · #2,228 in Austria (2010) · #2,113 in France (1985).

Famous Ikes

Ike Turner — American musician (1931–2007)
Ike Barinholtz — American actor and comedian (born 1977)
Ike Ugbo — English footballer (born 1998)
Ike Clanton — Rancher and member of the Cochise County Cowboys in Arizona Territory, US (1847–1887)
Ike Eisenmann — American actor (born 1962)

In stories & tradition

Ike Broflovski — South Park (TV series)
Ike — Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (video game)
Ike Anwhistle^it — A Series of Unfortunate Events (novel series)

What Ikes become

Among 249 notable people named Ike:

Sports figures appear 2.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ike Ugbo, English footballer (born 1998).

Similar names: Yitzchak · Abe · Yechiel · Price · Elam · Dave

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