Pike - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Pike \p(i)-ke\ is of English origin, and its meaning is "a spear". This surname may also have referred to the game fish, or it may have referred to those who lived close to a pointed hill. Pike's Peak in Colorado was named for Zebulon Pike, an early 18th-century soldier and explorer who first sighted the peak in his search for the source of the Mississippi River.

Pike has 1 variant form: Pyke.

Baby names that sound like Pike are Bake, Page and Paige.

Pike is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Pike. Click here to compare Pike with related baby names.