Ike

Diminutive of Isaac
"laughter"

Ike Origin and Meaning

The name Ike is a boy's name.

Ike, once the quirky one-person nickname of President Dwight Eisenhower, has morphed into a cool kid nickname of the early 21st century.

The rise of Isaac and the stylishness of short down-to-earth nicknames like Max and Gus means that many parents like Ike once again. In the Top 200 (!) at the end of the 19th century, Ike fell off the Social Security Top 1000 by the end of Eisenhower's presidency in the late 1950s.

We do foresee the comeback of Ike, bur probably as a short form of Isaac or Isaiah.

# 865 in the US

Ike Rank in US Top 1000

# 1118 on Nameberry

Ike Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Ike

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Famous People Named Ike

  • Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower
    US President
  • Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr.
    American musician; ex,husband of singer Tina Turner
  • Isaac "Ike" Barinholtz
    American actor
  • Ikenna Martin "Ike" Opara
    American soccer player
  • Ivan "Ike" Taylor
    American football player
  • Isaac Benjamin "Ike" Davis
    American baseball pitcher
  • Joseph Isaac "Ike" Clanton
    American Western outlaw
  • Ike Elliot (b. 2014)
    son of Ben Elliot and Mary,Clare Winwood

The name Ike in Pop Culture

  • Ike
    main character in the video game "Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance"
  • Ike Broflovski
    Kyle's brother in animated comedy TV series South Park
  • Ike Latulippe
    female character on the Bones episode "The Finder"
  • Homer "Ike" Eisenhower Graham
    character in "Runaway Bride"
  • Hurricane Ike
    storm that hit Texas in 2008
  • Ike
    the horse in "Charlotte's Web"
  • Ike
    playable character in "Super Smash Bros."

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