Zeke
Pronounced Z IY1 K (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2022
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Zeke?
Zeke is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 8,338 children — the 1,185th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2022, when 483 children were given it.
Zeek is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Zeke and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Zeek
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- Z IY1 K
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Zeke
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Zeke
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Zeke?
- Zeke ranks 1,185th among boys' names in US records, with 8,338 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,262.
- Is Zeke a unisex name?
- No. Zeke is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Zeke most popular?
- 2022, when 483 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Zeke spelled?
- Zeek. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.