Zeke

Meaning: God strengthens
Origin: Hebrew — Short form of Ezekiel

Boy's name · #803 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Zeke is near its high-water mark: it reached #610 in 2022 and still ranked #803 in 2025. About 8,400 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#559 in Sweden (2025) · #885 in Canada (2025) · #953 in England & Wales (2025) · #316 in New Zealand (2024) · #785 in Ireland (2024) · #728 in Scotland (2023) · #416 in N. Ireland (2018) · #9,707 in Ecuador (2011).

Famous Zekes

Zeke Nnaji — American basketball player (born 2001)
Zeke Bratkowski — American football player (1931–2019)
Zeke Jones — American wrestler (born 1966)
Zeke Uwland — Australian rules football player (born 2007)
Zeke Upshaw — American basketball player (1991–2018)

In stories & tradition

Zeke Stane — Marvel Comics character; son of Obadiah Stane and enemy of Iron Man
Zeke Kinski — Fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
Zeke Yeager^ko — Attack on Titan (manga)

What Zekes become

Among 78 notable people named Zeke:

Sports figures appear 2.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zeke Jones, American wrestler (born 1966).

Similar names: Eden · Zeus · Duke · Jesiah · Zev · Zephaniah

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