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Spike

male

Spike.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #599 in England and Wales in 2003. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

England and Wales

FallingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #599 to #4608.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#599#4608
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#1458
1997#2022
1998#1263
1999#1850
2000#953
2001#638
2002#722
2003#599
2004#703
2005#788
2006#677
2007#1252
2008#1085
2009#868
2010#918
2011#1688
2012#1313
2013#1339
2014#1281
2015#1673
2016#1704
2017#3449
2018#3959
2019#1745
2020#4608
2021#3451
2022#3048
2023#3112
2024#2921

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

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Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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