Spike
Boy · SPIKE · English
Spike is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “sharp point”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Spike mean?
English: English word, usually a nickname for spiky hair
“sharp point”
Mostly a nickname, as for the comedian Spike Milligan, born Terence Alan Milligan.
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Is Spike a girl's or a boy's name?
Spike is a boys' name.
How popular is Spike in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 41 boys.
Half of all the boys named Spike in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Spike in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 34 | #927 |
| 2009 | 32 | #937 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 41 | #729 |
| 2005 | 30 | #853 |
| 2004 | 33 | #763 |
| 2003 | 39 | #636 |
| 2002 | 27 | #770 |
| 2001 | 29 | #691 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,021 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
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