Zeke

#800 for boys in 2025, 311 births

Peak · boys
2022 · 459 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
8,371
since 1880

Zeke over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Zeke has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202012boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yearboys
rankbirths
2025#800311
2024#726363
2023#643429
2022#610459
2021#618450
2020#675384
2019#654407
2018#642405
2017#616425
2016#658397
2015#701359
2014#736325
2013#849251
2012#863244
2011#965205
2010#1,047184
2009#1,169155
2008#1,374124
2007#1,442112
2006#1,479103
2005#1,272122
2004#1,44696
2003#1,335103
2002#1,258108
2001#1,37992
2000#1,40888
1999#1,82454
1998#1,95749
1997#2,06043
1996#1,67157
1995#2,21036
1994#1,64355
1993#2,05039
1992#2,00239
1991#1,67749
1990#1,58752
1989#1,41160
1988#1,64543
1987#2,55921
1986#2,09627
1985#2,71018
1984#2,03626
1983#1,90528
1982#2,05926
1981#1,66135
1980#1,65535
1979#1,53238
1978#1,45241
1977#1,49038
1976#1,71130
1975#1,40739
1974#1,65929
1973#1,98221
1972#1,77125
1971#1,74526
1970#1,88922
1969#3,0629
1968#2,31113
1967#2,47011
1966#2,7849
1965#2,36612
1964#2,20514
1963#2,30013
1962—
1961#2,53811
1960#2,68510
1959#3,2907
1958#2,17714
1957#2,8229
1956#2,7989
1955—
1954#2,59210
1953#2,39111
1952#3,7345
1951#2,8448
1950#3,6815
1949#2,33711
1948#3,0107
1947#2,16913
1946#2,9197
1945#2,13111
1944#1,57419
1943#2,40510
1942#2,9407
1941#3,1336
1940#2,6718
1939#1,87914
1938#2,8687
1937#2,19711
1936#3,1476
1935#2,39610
1934#2,9737
1933#3,6425
1932#2,46510
1931—
1930#3,5926
1929#3,2477
1928#2,8439
1927#3,1518
1926#3,1398
1925#3,1558
1924#3,0239
1923#4,2395
1922#2,63011
1921#3,8696
1920#4,2865
1919#2,8779
1918#3,7286
1917#3,9815
1916#2,9268
1915#2,31011
1914#1,77213
1913#2,0928
1912#2,2696
1911#1,1909
1910#1,1938
1909—
1908—
1907#1,3455
1906—
1905#1,0916
1904—
1903—
1902#1,0136
1901—
1900—
1899—
1898#8048
1897—
1896—
1895#8727
1894—
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1889#9745
1888#9176
1887—
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1884—
1883#7996
1882—
1881—
1880#8096
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Zeke was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Zeke is popular in 2012

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedNHWashington: #544 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,266 boysWAIdaho: #335 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,350 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,352 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 13,303 boysILWisconsin: #520 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,411 boysWIMichigan: #916 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,940 boysMINew York: #1,131 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 10,430 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedSDIowa: #385 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,890 boysIAIndiana: #428 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,548 boysINOhio: #560 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,984 boysOHPennsylvania: #791 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,692 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #995 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 10,976 boysCAUtah: #514 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,708 boysUTColorado: #677 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,525 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedNEMissouri: #583 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,969 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedDEArizona: #780 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,165 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedARTennessee: #651 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,474 boysTNNorth Carolina: #963 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,426 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #463 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,251 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke, so not publishedHITexas: #934 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 8,459 boysTXFlorida: #1,421 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 15,327 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#335 · 1 in 1,350
  2. Iowa#385 · 1 in 1,890
  3. Indiana#428 · 1 in 2,548
  4. Oklahoma#463 · 1 in 2,251
  5. Utah#514 · 1 in 2,708

Best ever in a state: #153 in South Dakota, 2023.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#33561 in 1,350
Iowa#38581 in 1,890
Indiana#428141 in 2,548
Oklahoma#46391 in 2,251
Utah#51481 in 2,708
Wisconsin#52081 in 3,411
Washington#544111 in 3,266
Ohio#560151 in 3,984
Missouri#58381 in 3,969
Tennessee#65181 in 4,474
Colorado#67761 in 4,525
Arizona#78061 in 6,165
Pennsylvania#79191 in 6,692
Michigan#91661 in 7,940
Texas#934211 in 8,459
North Carolina#96361 in 8,426
California#995211 in 10,976
New York#1,131101 in 10,430
Illinois#1,35251 in 13,303
Florida#1,42161 in 15,327
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Zeke
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 74 spots since 2024 (#726 → #800)
  • 125 spots since 2020 (#675 → #800)
  • 99 spots since 2015 (#701 → #800)
  • Biggest jump: 113 spots in 2014 (#849 → #736)
  • Biggest drop: 83 spots in 2024 (#643 → #726)
Rise & fade · boys
142 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2022 at #610 (459 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 21 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 21 yrs · run 2011–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,804
  • Highest: 1 in 3,804 boys born in 2022 were named Zeke (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,492 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 38.3% of all boys named Zeke (3,202) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s23#799 (1883)#875
1890s15#804 (1898)#838
1900s17#1,013 (1902)#1,150
1910s83#1,190 (1911)#2,434
1920s76#2,630 (1922)#3,358
1930s76#1,879 (1939)#2,795
1940s99#1,574 (1944)#2,529
1950s78#2,177 (1958)#2,925
1960s102#2,205 (1964)#2,525
1970s309#1,407 (1975)#1,664
1980s319#1,411 (1989)#1,974
1990s473#1,587 (1990)#1,868
2000s1,103#1,169 (2009)#1,356
2010s3,202#616 (2017)#773
2020s2,396#610 (2022)#679

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Zeke in 2012

boys
#863
244 births · 1 in 7,774 boys

Top boys' names in 2012

  1. #1Jacob19,110
  2. #2Mason18,994
  3. #3Ethan17,697
  4. #4Noah17,385
  5. #5William16,917
  6. #6Liam16,824
  7. #7Michael16,211
  8. #8Jayden16,152
  9. #9Alexander15,259
  10. #10Aiden14,924
  11. #863Zeke244
More about 2012

boys

1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 7,774 of them was named Zeke, which outranked 93.9% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zeke
  1. #857Thiago246
  2. #861Mike245
  3. #861Vaughn245
  4. #863Zeke244
  5. #863Brecken244
  6. #863Deangelo244
  7. #863Heath244
  8. #868Arnav243
  9. #868Damari243
  10. #868Frankie243

Tied with 4 names at #863; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,237Jionni#2,105 → #868
  2. ↑ 551Foster#1,544 → #993
  3. ↑ 504Major#990 → #486
  4. ↑ 433Kase#1,395 → #962
  5. ↑ 428Jael#1,411 → #983
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Jerimiah#889 → #1,130
  2. ↓ 235Lathan#932 → #1,167
  3. ↓ 229Jorden#676 → #905
  4. ↓ 209Kyron#886 → #1,095
  5. ↓ 207Jakobe#928 → #1,135

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2012 →