Originating from Germany, the name Heike is of Old High German derivation, meaning 'homesick' or 'from Heimbach'. It is a unisex name, though more commonly used for females. In literature, it is associated with Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, a Dutch physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1913.
Over the span of these years, the name Heike experienced peaks and valleys in popularity, with a noticeable increase between 1965 to 1967, followed by a decline until 1970, then a slight recovery, and another dip with a brief uptick in 1974.