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Boy name

Zeke

Zeke is currently the #800 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 311 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #675 to #800. Looking at the full record since 1880, Zeke hit its all-time high of #610 in 2022, when 459 boys were given the name. State by state, South Dakota leads the way at #221.

Rankings

2025 rank
#800
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#610
in 2022 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
311
boys named Zeke

Zeke popularity, 1880–2025

0.007%0.014%0.021%0.028%18801900192019401960198020002020#610 in 2022
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2022

Where Zeke is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025NHWashington: #801 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#801Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025NDMinnesota: #511 (10 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MN#511Wisconsin: #437 (11 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)WI#437Michigan: #829 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MI#829New York: #1202 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1202Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025MARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025ORNevada: #443 (6 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)NV#443Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025WYSouth Dakota: #221 (6 boys, 0.16% of boys born 2025)SD#221Iowa: #493 (6 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)IA#493Illinois: #632 (14 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)IL#632Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025INOhio: #750 (11 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#750Pennsylvania: #526 (18 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)PA#526New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025CTCalifornia: #754 (34 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CA#754Utah: #302 (16 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)UT#302Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025CONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025NEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025MOKentucky: #422 (11 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)KY#422West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025WVVirginia: #798 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)VA#798Maryland: #634 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MD#634Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025DEArizona: #781 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AZ#781New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025KSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025ARTennessee: #551 (13 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)TN#551North Carolina: #1028 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1028South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025DCOklahoma: #504 (8 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)OK#504Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025LAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025MSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025ALGeorgia: #919 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)GA#919Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Zeke in 2025HITexas: #1094 (20 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1094Florida: #777 (19 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#777
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: South Dakota (#221), Utah (#302), Kentucky (#422)

Uniqueness score

49/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Zeke in the most recent year of SSA data.

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