Given name
Zeke
“strengthened by God”·“God strengthens”
Zeke is a short form of Ezekiel. Interpretations include “God strengthens” (Hebrew) and “strengthened by God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Zeke carries the interpretation “strengthened by God.” Zeke is a short form of Ezekiel. Interpretations include “God strengthens” (Hebrew) and “strengthened by God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English use, Zeke is used as a shortened form of Ezekiel.
The story
The name has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Zeke through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,371
- 8,371 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 459 babies
- 2025
- 311
- #803 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 311 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 803 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 0.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (34). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,547 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zeke’s family of names
In English usage, Zeke is a diminutive of Ezekiel. In German usage, Zeke has a related form in Ezechiel. Zeke is a short form of Ezekiel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Zeke
- Zeke NnajiAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
- Zeke BratkowskiAmerican football player (1931-2019)
- Zeke SpruillAmerican baseball playerborn 1989
- Zeke MarshallAmerican basketball playerborn 1990
- Zeke ZarchyAmerican jazz trumpeter (1915–2009)
- Zeke UpshawAmerican basketball player (1991-2018)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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