Is "Heike" a male or female name?

Question

Is "Heike" a male or female name?

Answer 1

Actually and currently it is a female name.

In the past (50 years ago or more) was also  used as male name in North Germany.

The current male name is Heiko

Answer 2

Can be both.

Answer 3

name for female

Answer 4

In modern Germany, it's a strickly female name.

Heike f.

Short form of Heinrike (fem. form of Heinrich; see Heiko below). Heike was a popular German girl's name in the 1950s and '60s. This Friesian name is similar to Elke, Frauke, and Silke - also fashionable names at the time.

Heiko m.

Friesian nickname for Heinrich ("strong ruler" - "Henry" in English).

Answer 5

it is a female name

Answer 6

HEIKE

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: German, Frisian, Dutch

Frisian pet form of HEINRIKE or HEINRICH