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Zeke

“Variant of Ezekiel — God strengthens” — Hebrew via Greek origin

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

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.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,500 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,500 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 8,500 boys in England & Wales (2025).

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

Famous Zekes

• Zeke Nnaji — American basketball player
• Zeke Jones — Olympic wrestler
• Zeke Bratkowski — American football player (1931-2019)
• Zeke Spruill — American baseball player
• Zeke Meyer — American racing driver

In stories & tradition

• Zeke Stane — Ironheart
• Zeke Kinski — Neighbours
• Zeke Yeager — Attack on Titan

What Zekes become

Among 78 notable people named Zeke:

Sports figures appear 2.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zeke Jones, Olympic wrestler.

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

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