What does Pike mean?

Pike as a boys' name is of English origin, and the meaning of Pike 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.

STARTS WITH Pi-

ASSOCIATED WITH surname, 18th century, river

Variations

VARIANT Pyke

How popular is Pike?

Pike is an unusual first name for males but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#1235 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Pike is alike in pronunciation to Peak. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bake, Deke, Dirke, Duke▲, Eike, Fiske, Heike, Ike▼, Jake▼, Laike, Lake, Luke▲, Mike▼, Myke, Pace, Page, Paice, Paige, Paine, Parke, Pelike (see Felix), Pepe, Pete▼, Piet, Pink▼, Pino, Pio, Pip, Piper, Pipo, Pitt, Pius, Pope, Price, Prime, Rike, Rikke, Spike, Wake and Zeke▲. These names tend to be more commonly used than Pike.