Boys' name · since 2011
Icarus
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 169 babies named Icarus, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,981 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,843 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 169
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
169 babies have been named Icarus since 2011, making it today's #4843 boys' name.
Icarus has 169 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4843 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #13,981 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,843 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 169 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Icarus ranks #13,981 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,843 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 169 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,981 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,843 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 169
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Icarus's 169 recorded births place it above 69.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Icarus compares
169 35th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Icarus's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Icarus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 169 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Icarus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Icarus splits its recorded history at 2018: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Icarus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Icarus by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (94 births, 56% of the file).
2020s was Icarus's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Icarus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
- 2020s
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 94 births (56% of all-time use).
Icarus by state
Where Icarus concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 3.6% |
6 of 169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Icaruss (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Icarus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Icarus draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.