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.

Ike Rank in US Top 1000

# 865 in the US

Ike Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 968 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ike

• 968 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to 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."