Zeke
Short form of Ezekiel, from the Hebrew Yechezkel, meaning God will strengthen.
Zeke in 2025
Zeke was given to 311 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,650th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 10,660 babies born.
The history of Zeke
Zeke reached its highest point in 2022, when 459 babies were given the name, ranking 1,251st that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 8,371 babies have been named Zeke. Half of them were born before 2015, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Zeke by decade
| Decade | Babies named Zeke | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | 1,653 |
| 1890s | 15 | 2,116 |
| 1900s | 17 | 2,681 |
| 1910s | 83 | 2,848 |
| 1920s | 76 | 5,473 |
| 1930s | 76 | 3,924 |
| 1940s | 99 | 3,428 |
| 1950s | 78 | 5,201 |
| 1960s | 102 | 5,578 |
| 1970s | 309 | 3,465 |
| 1980s | 319 | 3,387 |
| 1990s | 473 | 3,899 |
| 2000s | 1,103 | 2,631 |
| 2010s | 3,202 | 1,293 |
| 2020s | 2,396 | 1,251 |
Where Zeke is heading
Zeke has fallen 13% over the past decade, from 359 babies in 2015 to 311 in 2025.
Names like Zeke
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Zeke.