Zeke
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Zeke
Zeke is a casual form of the name Ezekiel, an important prophet from the Old Testament. How well Zeke holds up depends on the boy: it could be a cooler alternative of Zack, or it could prove too close to "geek." Both Zeke and Ezekiel lag behind in popularity on the UK charts.
Zeke for boys#803 US
On Sons of Anarchy, Zeke is spelled Zeek. Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliot goes by Zeke.
Zeke for girls
Rarely given to baby girls, but we like the idea of it.
Pronounced ZEEK.
As of October 2026, Zeke ranked #803 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #610 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #658.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #737 | 325 | 169.2 |
| 2015 | #702 | 359 | 187.3 |
| 2016 | #659 | 397 | 209.2 |
| 2017 | #616 | 425 | 229.6 |
| 2018 | #642 | 405 | 223 |
| 2019 | #654 | 407 | 226.8 |
| 2020 | #675 | 384 | 222.5 |
| 2021 | #620 | 450 | 257.2 |
| 2022 | #610 | 459 | 262.9 |
| 2023 | #642 | 429 | 250.8 |
| 2024 | #732 | 358 | 207.8 |
| 2025 | #803 | 311 | 182.1 |
World rankings
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Zeke on lists
Famous Zekes
- Zeke Robert MarkshausenBoy
American NFL football player
- Roger Duane "Zeke" SmithBoy
American NFL football player
- Edmund Raymond "Zeke" BratkowskiBoy
American NFL football player
- Henry John "Zeke" BonuraBoy
American baseball player
- Ezekiel Jeffrey "Zeke" BridgesBoy
son of actor Beau Bridges
- Zeke Edward Battier (b. 2008)Boy
son of basketball player Shane Battier
- Zeke Egan (b. 2015)Boy
son of singer Kian Egan from Westlife
Zeke in pop culture
- Ezekiel "Zeke" FalconeBoy
main character on TV's "Zeke and Luther"
- Ezekiel "Zeke" BeakermanBoy
character on TV's "Wizards of Waverly Place"
- Ezekiel "Zeke" KinskiBoy
character on Australian TV soap "Neighbours"
- Zeke BaylorBoy
character in the High School Musical movies
- Ezekiel "Zeke" StaneBoy
villain in the Iron Man comics
- Zeke TylerBoy
character in film "The Faculty"
- ZekeBoy
character in film "The Wizard of Oz"
- Zeke PedradBoy
a teenager in the Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
- ZekeBoy
saber,toothed tiger in animated film "Ice Age"
- Zeke FinklesteinBoy
character in 2009 film "The Rebound"
- ZekeBoy
military slang for zombie in the film "World War Z"
- ZekeBoy
man,eating worm in Michael Grant's Gone series
- Zeke Wolf aka The Big Bad WolfBoy
Disney character
- Zeke AsakuraBoy
character in anime and manga "Shaman King"
- Zeke BrennerBoy
character in comic strip "Doonesbury"
- ZekeBoy
a character in the book Reboot by Amy Tintera
- ZekeBoy
nickname of Philip Banks on TV's "The Fresh Prince of Bel,Air"
- Gustaf "Zeke" ZuckermandelBoy
Jr., character in the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins
- ZekeBoy
nickname of Tom on TV's "Lost"
- Zeke JaegerBoy
character in anime/manga 'Attack on Titan'
- ZekeBoy
side character in "Bob's Burgers"
- ZekeBoy
character in "The Brave Little Toaster"