Ecker
The Ecker is a 28-kilometre (17 mi), right-hand, southeast tributary of the Oker which runs mainly through the Harz mountains in the German states of Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony.
Meaning & Origin of Ecker
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The Ecker is a 28-kilometre (17 mi), right-hand, southeast tributary of the Oker which runs mainly through the Harz mountains in the German states of Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony.
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The Story of Ecker
Ecker first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2011, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 13 Eckers were born — ranking #6,305 that year. As of 2026, Ecker ranks #10,726 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 25 Eckers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ecker
Ecker is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Ecker's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #6,305. Use the chart and map above to compare Ecker's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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