Spike

English word name

"a very large nail"

Spike Origin and Meaning

The name Spike is a boy's name of American origin meaning "a very large nail".

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.

Spike Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 955 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Spike

• 955 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Spike

• 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

The name 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