Boys' name · since 1978
Ikaika
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 1,075 babies named Ikaika, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,485 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,075
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ikaika is the #3485 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,075 recorded since 1978.
Ikaika has 1,075 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3485 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #4,898 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,485 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,075 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ikaika ranks #4,898 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,485 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,075 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,485 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,075
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ikaika's 1,075 recorded births place it above 89.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Ikaika compares
1,075 Top 30% higher than 70% of 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
Ikaika's all-time total is 191% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ikaika | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,075 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ikaika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ikaika's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ikaika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Ikaika by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (259 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Ikaika's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Ikaika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
214 births
- 1990s
1990s
188 births
- 2000s
2000s
259 births
- 2010s
2010s
241 births
- 2020s
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 259 births (24% of all-time use).
How Ikaika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ikaika's total volume
Ikaika by state
Where Ikaika concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 562 | 52.3% |
| #2 | California | | 25 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Nevada | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Washington | | 6 | 0.6% |
562 of 1,075 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Ikaika's data
- Ikaika's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (259 total births) through the 2020s (152) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Ikaikas (562 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ikaika
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ikaika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Ikaika 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.