Zeke Boy

How popular is Zeke?

#800 boy name in 2025

311 baby boys were named Zeke in the US in 2025, making it the 800th most popular boy name.

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7,899living people named Zeke (est.)
10median age of people named Zeke
8,371babies named Zeke since 1880
1 in 10,660US babies born in 2025

Zeke popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#800 for boys (▼ 74 from 2024)
Babies in 2025311 boys
10-year trendSteady (-13% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#701 in 2015, #675 in 2020
Peak year2022 (459 boys)
Highest rank#610 in 2022
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Zeke is most popular

Babies named Zeke per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. South Dakota: 0.8 per 1,000 (14 boys)
  2. Utah: 0.7 per 1,000 (67 boys)
  3. Hawaii: 0.6 per 1,000 (10 boys)
  4. West Virginia: 0.6 per 1,000 (19 boys)
  5. Minnesota: 0.5 per 1,000 (56 boys)

Zeke by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s23#798
1890s15#803
1900s17#1,012
1910s83#1,189
1920s76#2,629
1930s76#1,879
1940s99#1,573
1950s78#2,176
1960s102#2,204
1970s309#1,407
1980s319#1,406
1990s473#1,582
2000s1,103#1,169
2010s3,202#616
2020s2,396#610

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Questions

Is Zeke a boy or girl name?
Zeke is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Zeke were boys.
How popular is the name Zeke?
311 baby boys were named Zeke in the US in 2025, making it the 800th most popular boy name.
When was Zeke most popular?
Zeke peaked in 2022, when 459 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #610 in 2022.
How many people are named Zeke?
8,371 babies have been named Zeke in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,899 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
Where is Zeke most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Zeke was most common in South Dakota, at 0.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.