Given name & surname
Eker
“offshoot”
Eker is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewעקר
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Eker means “offshoot.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Eker is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb aqar (עקר), “to uproot.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Eker appears in 1 Chronicles 2:27.
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Eker through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28
- 28 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 7 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 boys is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 249 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.
Eker’s family of names
In Greek usage, Eker as a surname is a transliteration of Έκερ. In Greek usage, Eker as a surname is a transliteration of Εκέρ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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