Spike
About Spike
Spike is part mid-century nickname-name, ala Buster or Buck, and part word name, with an all-over cool creative dude feel thanks to directors Spike Lee and Spike Jonze. Mike Myers named his son Spike. That's right: Spike and Mike. Spike qualifies as one of the distinctly American names.
As of October 2026, Spike ranked #13808 in US births in 2021 SSA, peaked at #2794 in 1958.
Editor's take: The name Spike is a boy's name of American origin meaning "a very large nail".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Spike on lists
Famous Spikes
- Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan
British comedian
- Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee
American director
- Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel)
American film director
- Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones
American bandleader and musician
- Evangelos Spiros "Spike" Mendelsohn
American chef and restaurateur
- Henry Berthold "Spike" Robinson
American saxophonist
- Charles Forrest "Spike" Spencer
American voice actor
- Spike Slawson
American punk singer
- Mark "Spike" Stent
English music producer
- Michael Donovan "Spike" Feresten
American TV host
- Spike Alan Myers (b. 2011)
son of actor Mike Myers
- Spike Bowman Smith
son of Edith Bowman & Tom Smith
Spike in pop culture
- Spike (born William Pratt)
character on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
- Spike
a baby dragon on "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"
- Spike Lavery
character on American soap "All My Children"
- Spike Milligan
ex,burglar, friend to Jimmy Pitt, in P. G. Wodehouse's "A Gentleman of Leisure" (1910)
- Spike Spiegel
main character from anime series "Cowboy Bebop"
- Spike Freeman
character on Australian TV series "Snobs"
- Spike
Rhynoc boss from game "Spyro the Dragon"
- Spike Scarlatti
character on TV series "Flashpoint"
- Spike
Snoopy's older brother in "Peanuts"
- Spike
a stegosaurus in "The Land Before Time" franchise
- Spike and Suzy
British name for a Belgian comic
- Spike
a word for a sharp point