Zeke Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Zeke is closely related to the name Ezekiel, a renowned prophet in the Old Testament.

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A Deep Dive

Zeke Overview

Meaning

God strengthens

Gender

Boy

Origin

Hebrew

Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew name Ezekiel, meaning “God strengthens.”

Religion

Christianity, Judaism, Islam

Pronunciation

/ziːk/

Popularity

The name Zeke is familiar yet not overly common globally, with notable use in countries like the USA and Australia. In the United States, Zeke ranked #639 for boys.

Syllable

1 syllable

Length

4 letters

Numerology

2 (Cooperative, Adaptable, Considerate)

Name Styles

Short, Cool, Unique

Associated Traits

Strong, determined, resilient

Name Day

April 10th, July 23rd (Latvia)
A Deep Dive

Zeke Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Ezekiel, Zachary, Zechariah, Zakai, Zev, Zane, Zavier, Zaire, Zion, Zander

Common Nicknames

Z, Ze, Zeke, Zee, Keke, Kiki, Zekey, Zeze, Zik, Zizi

Diminutives

Zeke, Zeek, Zekey, Zee, Ze

Famous People

  • Zeke Jones
    (American Wrestler)
  • Zeke Nnaji
    (American Basketball Player)
  • Zeke Bratkowski
    (American Football Player)
  • Zeke Smith
    (American Reality Star)
  • Zeke Moreno
    (American Football Player)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Zeke Baylor
    ("High School Musical" Film Series)
  • Zeke
    ("World War Z" Novel)
  • Zeke Tyler
    ("The Faculty" Film)
  • Zeke
    ("Bob's Burgers" TV Series)
  • Zeke Yeager
    ("Attack on Titan" Anime Series)

What Is the Meaning of Zeke?

Zeke means “God strengthens,” offering a sense of divine support and fortitude.

What Is the Origin of The Name Zeke?

Zeke has Hebrew origins with biblical roots, making it a timeless and spiritually significant choice.

Zeke Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Zeke in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#6182021#6102022#6392023
Top 3 Rankings#6102022#6162017#6182021

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Zeke

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023639
(-29 from 2022)
429
(-29 from 2022)
0.02343
2022610
(+8 from 2021)
458
(+8 from 2021)
0.02445
2021618
(+56 from 2020)
450
(+66 from 2020)
0.02402
2020674
(-20 from 2019)
384
(-23 from 2019)
0.02076
2019654
(-12 from 2018)
407
(+2 from 2018)
0.02118
2018642
(-26 from 2017)
405
(-20 from 2017)
0.02084
2017616
(+42 from 2016)
425
(+28 from 2016)
0.02147
2016658
(+44 from 2015)
397
(+39 from 2015)
0.01960
2015702
(+34 from 2014)
358
(+33 from 2014)
0.01751
2014736
(+112 from 2013)
325
(+74 from 2013)
0.01586
2013848
(+15 from 2012)
251
(+7 from 2012)
0.01242
2012863
(+101 from 2011)
244
(+39 from 2011)
0.01202
2011964
(+83 from 2010)
205
(+21 from 2010)
0.01009
20101047
(+120 from 2009)
184
(+29 from 2009)
0.00896
20091167
(+206 from 2008)
155
(+31 from 2008)
0.00731
20081373
(+68 from 2007)
124
(+12 from 2007)
0.00569
20071441
(+37 from 2006)
112
(+9 from 2006)
0.00506
20061478
(-206 from 2005)
103
(-19 from 2005)
0.00470
20051272
(+173 from 2004)
122
(+26 from 2004)
0.00573
20041445
(-110 from 2003)
96
(-7 from 2003)
0.00454
20031335
(-77 from 2002)
103
(-5 from 2002)
0.00490
20021258
(+121 from 2001)
108
(+16 from 2001)
0.00523
20011379
(+29 from 2000)
92
(+4 from 2000)
0.00445
20001408
(+416 from 1999)
88
(+34 from 1999)
0.00421
19991824
(+133 from 1998)
54
(+5 from 1998)
0.00265
19981957
(+103 from 1997)
49
(+6 from 1997)
0.00242
19972060
(-389 from 1996)
43
(-14 from 1996)
0.00215
19961671
(+539 from 1995)
57
(+21 from 1995)
0.00284
19952210
(-567 from 1994)
36
(-19 from 1994)
0.00179
19941643
(+405 from 1993)
55
(+16 from 1993)
0.00270
19932048
(-45 from 1992)
39
No change from 1992
0.00189
19922003
(-326 from 1991)
39
(-10 from 1991)
0.00186
19911677
(-90 from 1990)
49
(-3 from 1990)
0.00231
19901587
(-175 from 1989)
52
(-8 from 1989)
0.00242
19891412
(+233 from 1988)
60
(+17 from 1988)
0.00286
19881645
(+914 from 1987)
43
(+22 from 1987)
0.00215
19872559
(-462 from 1986)
21
(-6 from 1986)
0.00108
19862097
(+611 from 1985)
27
(+9 from 1985)
0.00141
19852708
(-672 from 1984)
18
(-8 from 1984)
0.00094
19842036
(-131 from 1983)
26
(-2 from 1983)
0.00139
19831905
(+154 from 1982)
28
(+2 from 1982)
0.00150
19822059
(-398 from 1981)
26
(-9 from 1981)
0.00138
19811661
(-5 from 1980)
35
No change from 1980
0.00188
19801656
(-122 from 1979)
35
(-3 from 1979)
0.00189
19791534
(-83 from 1978)
38
(-3 from 1978)
0.00212
19781451
(+39 from 1977)
41
(+3 from 1977)
0.00240
19771490
(+220 from 1976)
38
(+8 from 1976)
0.00222
19761710
(-304 from 1975)
30
(-9 from 1975)
0.00184
19751406
(+253 from 1974)
39
(+10 from 1974)
0.00240
19741659
(+322 from 1973)
29
(+8 from 1973)
0.00178
19731981
(-211 from 1972)
21
(-4 from 1972)
0.00130
19721770
(-25 from 1971)
25
(-1 from 1971)
0.00149
19711745
(+145 from 1970)
26
(+4 from 1970)
0.00143
19701890
(+1172 from 1969)
22
(+13 from 1969)
0.00115
19693062
(-751 from 1968)
9
(-4 from 1968)
0.00049
19682311
(+158 from 1967)
13
(+2 from 1967)
0.00073
19672469
(+313 from 1966)
11
(+2 from 1966)
0.00062
19662782
(-413 from 1965)
9
(-3 from 1965)
0.00050
19652369
(-164 from 1964)
12
(-2 from 1964)
0.00063
19642205
(+94 from 1963)
14
(+1 from 1963)
0.00069
19632299
(+240 from 1961)
13
(+2 from 1961)
0.00063
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19612539
(+147 from 1960)
11
(+1 from 1960)
0.00051
19602686
(+598 from 1959)
10
(+3 from 1959)
0.00046
19593284
(-1107 from 1958)
7
(-7 from 1958)
0.00032
19582177
(+645 from 1957)
14
(+5 from 1957)
0.00065
19572822
(-24 from 1956)
9
No change from 1956
0.00041
19562798
(-207 from 1954)
9
(-1 from 1954)
0.00042
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19542591
(-200 from 1953)
10
(-1 from 1953)
0.00048
19532391
(+1345 from 1952)
11
(+6 from 1952)
0.00055
19523736
(-892 from 1951)
5
(-3 from 1951)
0.00025
19512844
(+836 from 1950)
8
(+3 from 1950)
0.00042
19503680
(-1344 from 1949)
5
(-6 from 1949)
0.00027
19492336
(+674 from 1948)
11
(+4 from 1948)
0.00061
19483010
(-841 from 1947)
7
(-6 from 1947)
0.00039
19472169
(+750 from 1946)
13
(+6 from 1946)
0.00070
19462919
(-788 from 1945)
7
(-4 from 1945)
0.00042
19452131
(-557 from 1944)
11
(-8 from 1944)
0.00080
19441574
(+831 from 1943)
19
(+9 from 1943)
0.00137
19432405
(+535 from 1942)
10
(+3 from 1942)
0.00069
19422940
(+193 from 1941)
7
(+1 from 1941)
0.00050
19413133
(-462 from 1940)
6
(-2 from 1940)
0.00048
19402671
(-792 from 1939)
8
(-6 from 1939)
0.00067
19391879
(+989 from 1938)
14
(+7 from 1938)
0.00124
19382868
(-670 from 1937)
7
(-4 from 1937)
0.00062
19372198
(+948 from 1936)
11
(+5 from 1936)
0.00101
19363146
(-751 from 1935)
6
(-4 from 1935)
0.00056
19352395
(+578 from 1934)
10
(+3 from 1934)
0.00093
19342973
(+669 from 1933)
7
(+2 from 1933)
0.00066
19333642
(-1177 from 1932)
5
(-5 from 1932)
0.00049
19322465
(+1127 from 1930)
10
(+4 from 1930)
0.00093
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19303592
(-345 from 1929)
6
(-1 from 1929)
0.00053
19293247
(-404 from 1928)
7
(-2 from 1928)
0.00063
19282843
(+308 from 1927)
9
(+1 from 1927)
0.00079
19273151
(-12 from 1926)
8
No change from 1926
0.00069
19263139
(+16 from 1925)
8
No change from 1925
0.00070
19253155
(-132 from 1924)
8
(-1 from 1924)
0.00069
19243023
(+1216 from 1923)
9
(+4 from 1923)
0.00077
19234239
(-1609 from 1922)
5
(-6 from 1922)
0.00044
19222630
(+1239 from 1921)
11
(+5 from 1921)
0.00098
19213869
(+417 from 1920)
6
(+1 from 1920)
0.00053
19204286
(-1409 from 1919)
5
(-4 from 1919)
0.00045
19192877
(+851 from 1918)
9
(+3 from 1918)
0.00089
19183728
(+253 from 1917)
6
(+1 from 1917)
0.00057
19173981
(-1055 from 1916)
5
(-3 from 1916)
0.00052
19162926
(-616 from 1915)
8
(-3 from 1915)
0.00087
19152310
(-538 from 1914)
11
(-2 from 1914)
0.00125
19141772
(+320 from 1913)
13
(+5 from 1913)
0.00190
19132092
(+177 from 1912)
8
(+2 from 1912)
0.00149
19122269
(-1079 from 1911)
6
(-3 from 1911)
0.00133
19111190
(+3 from 1910)
9
(+1 from 1910)
0.00373
19101193
(+152 from 1907)
8
(+3 from 1907)
0.00384
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19071345
(-254 from 1905)
5
(-1 from 1905)
0.00315
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19051091
(-78 from 1902)
6
No change from 1902
0.00419
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19021013
(-209 from 1898)
6
(-2 from 1898)
0.00452
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1898804
(+68 from 1895)
8
(+1 from 1895)
0.00606
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1895872
(+102 from 1889)
7
(+2 from 1889)
0.00553
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1889974
(-57 from 1888)
5
(-1 from 1888)
0.00420
1888917
(-118 from 1883)
6
No change from 1883
0.00462
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1883799
(+10 from 1880)
6
No change from 1880
0.00533
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1880809
First SSA data recorded
6
First SSA data recorded
0.00507

American States Popularity Rankings for Zeke

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#6132021#6292022#7082023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#6822021#6802022#7732023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#8562021#4342022#5322023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#6912021#4662022#5312023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#4112021#5272022#5692023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#5332021#6402022#8642023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#7192021#5842022#6222023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#3602021#3752022#3502023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#7532021#9902022#12042023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#5782021#4992022#7562023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#4802021#5662022#5092023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#9972021#5292022#5642023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#6052021#7622022#8012023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#6962021#6132022#4442023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#7622021#8552022#7112023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#4032021#5472022#6572023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#5022021#4012022#4312023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#6212021#6492022#6462023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#8762020#6832022#5332023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#5382021#7682022#12062023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#6172021#6842022#5022023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#6482019#3252021#3512023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#8072020#6332021#4962022

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#5732018#5072021#4432022

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#6552021#5942022#5362023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#6042021#3942022#5382023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#5532016#5402017#4842020

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#9342020#9342021#7052023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#2342016#3882019#3422020

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#2992019#2912022#2652023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#4402020#5022021#4342023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#6292018#8272019#7372021

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#7272017#5272018#8782021

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#3902021#3312022#2612023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#7432021#10322022#8212023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#4382017#4952018#5092020

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#6752018#7872019#6242021

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#2792017#1722023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#4512014#3572018

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#2542016

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#6322023

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2712018

Popularity Rankings for Zeke in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#4352018#3602020#2752023

Popularity in Iceland

Iceland flagIceland#2942022

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#4162018

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#4792022#5302023

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#8642021#6692022#5312023

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#5722022

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#9852021

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Zeke a Name for Boys or Girls?

Zeke is usually a boy’s name. Its strong and straightforward feel makes it a favorite for parents naming their sons.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Zeke

Zeke in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Zeke Jones (Wrestler, 1966): An Olympic silver medalist in wrestling and former head coach of the United States Freestyle Wrestling Team.
  • Zeke Nnaji (Basketball Player, 2001): An American professional basketball player who plays for the Denver Nuggets.
  • Zeke Bratkowski (Football Player, 1931–2019): A former professional football quarterback and coach in the NFL.
  • Zeke Smith (Reality Star, 1987): A reality TV personality known for competing on the show "Survivor."
  • Zeke Moreno (Football Player, 1978): A retired American football linebacker who played in the NFL and CFL.
  • Zeke Baylor ("High School Musical," 2006 Film Series): A high school student who loves to bake and play basketball.
  • Zeke ("World War Z," 2006 Novel): A term used by the military for zombies in the post-apocalyptic novel.
  • Zeke Tyler ("The Faculty," 1998 Film): A high school student who discovers that the faculty has been taken over by aliens.
  • Zeke ("Bob's Burgers," 2011 TV Series): A character who is a friend of Tina Belcher and a student at Wagstaff School.
  • Zeke Yeager ("Attack on Titan," 2013 Anime Series): A key character who is the Beast Titan and has significant influence over the story's events.
  • None

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