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Ike

Ike: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“he will laugh”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
YKE · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

Short form of Isaac, from Hebrew Yitzhak. In English it is also used as a nickname for Dwight because of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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How popular is Ike?

202412.6 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ike in 202442

2024 rank#2,944 boys

Peak year1884

Total US babies since 18807,285

Ike is steady now but far below its 1884 peak.

Names like Ike

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Isaache will laugh · Hebrew
  • Issache will laugh · Hebrew
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew

Ike questions

What does the name Ike mean?

Ike means "he will laugh". It comes from Hebrew. Short form of Isaac, from Hebrew Yitzhak. In English it is also used as a nickname for Dwight because of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Is Ike a boy or girl name?

Ike is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ike?

42 US babies were named Ike in 2024. Its peak year was 1884.

How do you pronounce Ike?

Ike is usually pronounced YKE.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.