Given name & surname
Bleeker
Bleeker is a surname from Dutch. It is used in English and Dutch.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bleeker through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1916. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,044 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bleeker’s family of names
In English usage, Bleeker as a surname has a related form in BLEECKER. In English usage, Bleeker as a surname has a related form in BLEECKER.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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