Pike

American animal name

"pike, a fish"

Pike Origin and Meaning

The name Pike is a boy's name of English origin meaning "pike, a fish".

The field of nature names is constantly expanding to include all species of flowers and trees and animals and birds and even fish. In addition to its appeal for anglers, Pike recalls Zebulon Pike, the explorer who discovered and gave his name to Pike's Peak.

While Pike also shares the friendly feel of names like Mike and Ike, the word pike can also be a noun or verb referring to a long sharp weapon used to do not-very-friendly things to people.

Pike Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2423 on Nameberry

Pike Popularity

• 1826 Nameberry 2023

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Pike in Pop Culture

• Pike character in film "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
• Christopher Pike character in Star Trek
• Dominicus Pike character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Twice,Told Tales (1834), whose powers of precognition save wealthy old Mr. Higginbotham from committing a murder
• Charles Pike character on TV's "The 100"
• Brock Pike antagonist in the 2010 film "The A,Team"
• Pike Place Market famous market in Seattle, Washington
• Pike cleric character in D&D show 'Critical Role'