Ike
Boy · IKE · Hebrew
Ike is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will laugh”. In 2025 it ranked 2,451st for boys in the US (55 babies).
What does Ike mean?
Hebrew: short form of Isaac
“he will laugh”
Famous as the nickname of US President Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose 1952 campaign slogan was 'I Like Ike'.
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Is Ike a girl's or a boy's name?
Ike is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 55 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ike in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ike in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Ike in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Ike in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,451among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 55about 1 in 31,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 55 boys in the US were named Ike, making it the 2,451st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,996th. Its busiest year was 1953, with 111 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ike in the US since 1880 were born between 1917 and 1986. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Ike in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #2,451 |
| 2024 | 42 | #2,957 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,613 |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,516 |
| 2021 | 57 | #2,372 |
| 2020 | 71 | #1,996 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,264 |
| 2018 | 69 | #2,064 |
| 2017 | 51 | #2,492 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,335 |
| 2015 | 95 | #1,657 |
| 2014 | 87 | #1,730 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,249 |
| 2012 | 57 | #2,269 |
| 2011 | 63 | #2,104 |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,186 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,009 |
| 2008 | 73 | #1,948 |
| 2007 | 55 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,397 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,737 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,345 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,091 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,926 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,858 |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,661 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,187 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,256 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,176 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,002 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,184 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,623 |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,886 |
| 1988 | 32 | #1,984 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,165 |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,758 |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,543 |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,884 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,084 |
| 1982 | 35 | #1,676 |
| 1981 | 41 | #1,499 |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,570 |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,410 |
| 1977 | 41 | #1,431 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,176 |
| 1975 | 36 | #1,478 |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,269 |
| 1973 | 40 | #1,312 |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,285 |
| 1971 | 39 | #1,352 |
| 1970 | 34 | #1,434 |
| 1969 | 37 | #1,302 |
| 1968 | 34 | #1,314 |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,180 |
| 1966 | 40 | #1,178 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,189 |
| 1964 | 35 | #1,326 |
| 1963 | 44 | #1,164 |
| 1962 | 37 | #1,278 |
| 1961 | 59 | #1,012 |
| 1960 | 51 | #1,082 |
| 1959 | 53 | #1,060 |
| 1958 | 56 | #1,017 |
| 1957 | 76 | #860 |
| 1956 | 70 | #893 |
| 1955 | 75 | #846 |
| 1954 | 75 | #832 |
| 1953 | 111 | #679 |
| 1952 | 90 | #741 |
| 1951 | 61 | #901 |
| 1950 | 54 | #933 |
| 1949 | 66 | #841 |
| 1948 | 63 | #861 |
| 1947 | 66 | #853 |
| 1946 | 58 | #862 |
| 1945 | 57 | #830 |
| 1944 | 42 | #1,004 |
| 1943 | 60 | #856 |
| 1942 | 47 | #970 |
| 1941 | 47 | #925 |
| 1940 | 40 | #1,019 |
| 1939 | 42 | #976 |
| 1938 | 39 | #1,030 |
| 1937 | 38 | #1,031 |
| 1936 | 41 | #972 |
| 1935 | 44 | #956 |
| 1934 | 49 | #897 |
| 1933 | 53 | #852 |
| 1932 | 45 | #980 |
| 1931 | 54 | #869 |
| 1930 | 60 | #841 |
| 1929 | 63 | #815 |
| 1928 | 61 | #846 |
| 1927 | 64 | #840 |
| 1926 | 65 | #821 |
| 1925 | 65 | #822 |
| 1924 | 77 | #759 |
| 1923 | 70 | #791 |
| 1922 | 70 | #801 |
| 1921 | 79 | #745 |
| 1920 | 86 | #691 |
| 1919 | 86 | #669 |
| 1918 | 75 | #743 |
| 1917 | 89 | #629 |
| 1916 | 90 | #615 |
| 1915 | 70 | #698 |
| 1914 | 73 | #585 |
| 1913 | 51 | #615 |
| 1912 | 50 | #568 |
| 1911 | 38 | #471 |
| 1910 | 49 | #365 |
| 1909 | 48 | #334 |
| 1908 | 39 | #365 |
| 1907 | 47 | #310 |
| 1906 | 26 | #431 |
| 1905 | 47 | #290 |
| 1904 | 55 | #259 |
| 1903 | 24 | #401 |
| 1902 | 41 | #299 |
| 1901 | 26 | #359 |
| 1900 | 65 | #253 |
| 1899 | 48 | #240 |
| 1898 | 47 | #262 |
| 1897 | 40 | #285 |
| 1896 | 54 | #248 |
| 1895 | 44 | #268 |
| 1894 | 41 | #275 |
| 1893 | 33 | #300 |
| 1892 | 51 | #249 |
| 1891 | 42 | #245 |
| 1890 | 48 | #243 |
| 1889 | 52 | #223 |
| 1888 | 53 | #239 |
| 1887 | 44 | #241 |
| 1886 | 48 | #248 |
| 1885 | 41 | #258 |
| 1884 | 76 | #184 |
| 1883 | 50 | #215 |
| 1882 | 67 | #191 |
| 1881 | 55 | #205 |
| 1880 | 42 | #258 |
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