Zeke

Diminutive of Ezekiel

"God strengthens"

Zeke Origin and Meaning

The name Zeke is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God strengthens".

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.

On Sons of Anarchy, Zeke is spelled Zeek. Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliot goes by Zeke.

Zeke Rank in US Top 1000

# 640 in the US

Zeke Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 336 on Nameberry

Zeke Popularity

• 640 US 2023
• 336 Nameberry 2024
• 386 Future 2028
• 842 England 2023
• 95 Dogs 2022

20 Names Similar to Zeke

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Zeke.

• Ezekiel
• Zane
• Zeus
• Hawk
• Zeb
• Zion
• Jedidiah
• Ike
• Mack
• Dax
• Zachariah
• Zac
• Drake
• Zander
• Zade
• Zayn
• Zadie
• Deacon
• Crosby
• Tyson

Famous People Named Zeke

• Zeke Robert Markshausen American NFL football player
• Roger Duane "Zeke" Smith American NFL football player
• Edmund Raymond "Zeke" Bratkowski American NFL football player
• Henry John "Zeke" Bonura American baseball player
• Ezekiel Jeffrey "Zeke" Bridges son of actor Beau Bridges
• Zeke Edward Battier (b. 2008) son of basketball player Shane Battier
• Zeke Egan (b. 2015) son of singer Kian Egan from Westlife

Zeke in Pop Culture

• Ezekiel "Zeke" Falcone main character on TV's "Zeke and Luther"
• Ezekiel "Zeke" Beakerman character on TV's "Wizards of Waverly Place"
• Ezekiel "Zeke" Kinski character on Australian TV soap "Neighbours"
• Zeke Baylor character in the High School Musical movies
• Ezekiel "Zeke" Stane villain in the Iron Man comics
• Zeke Tyler character in film "The Faculty"
• Zeke character in film "The Wizard of Oz"
• Zeke Pedrad a teenager in the Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
• Zeke saber,toothed tiger in animated film "Ice Age"
• Zeke Finklestein character in 2009 film "The Rebound"
• Zeke military slang for zombie in the film "World War Z"
• Zeke man,eating worm in Michael Grant's Gone series
• Zeke Wolf aka The Big Bad Wolf Disney character
• Zeke Asakura character in anime and manga "Shaman King"
• Zeke Brenner character in comic strip "Doonesbury"
• Zeke a character in the book Reboot by Amy Tintera
• Zeke nickname of Philip Banks on TV's "The Fresh Prince of Bel,Air"
• Gustaf "Zeke" Zuckermandel Jr., character in the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins
• Zeke nickname of Tom on TV's "Lost"
• Zeke Jaeger character in anime/manga 'Attack on Titan'
• Zeke side character in "Bob's Burgers"
• Zeke character in "The Brave Little Toaster"