Ikenna vs Ike

Side-by-side comparison of Ikenna and Ike — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ikenna

Boy name · Rank #4760

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Name B

Ike

Boy name · Rank #2944

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Metric Ikenna Ike
Current Rank #4760 #2944
Total Births (all years) 713 7,285
Peak Year 2003 1953
Peak Year Births 26 111
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1978 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ikenna Ike
1880ss — 528
1890ss — 448
1900ss — 418
1910ss — 671
1920ss — 700
1930ss — 465
1940ss — 546
1950ss — 721
1960ss — 418
1970ss 10 377
1980ss 78 337
1990ss 180 274
2000ss 202 454
2010ss 157 656
2020ss 86 272

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ikenna Ike
2014 13 87
2015 13 95
2016 17 56
2017 15 51
2018 19 69
2019 16 61
2020 14 71
2021 18 56
2022 18 54
2023 15 49
2024 21 42

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1978–2024.

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