US rank #384 Boys' name Peak 2015 18,096 births

Iker — #384 US boys' name

18,096 babies named Iker in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s6192010s134502020s4022
#384
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 97% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Iker was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

2,176 babies were named Iker in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iker

The Social Security Administration has registered 18,096 babies named Iker between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Iker currently holds the #384 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 2,176 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iker performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 13,450 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Iker shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 4,562 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Iker in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iker in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18,096 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Iker at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

18,096

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2015

2,176 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#384

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Iker popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2015)
2,176
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
-50005001,0001,5002,0002,500 202420212018201520122009200620031998 5

Iker popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 2017 (Iker as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 2017 7

Iker by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
13,450 births that decade — 74% of Iker's all-time total
1990s52000s6192010s134502020s4022

Iker by state

Where Iker concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Iker
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
4,562 25.2%
#2 California
3,664 20.2%
#3 New York
835 4.6%
#4 Florida
736 4.1%
#5 Arizona
708 3.9%
#6 North Carolina
610 3.4%
#7 Illinois
600 3.3%
#8 Georgia
570 3.1%
Texas share of Iker's total US births 25.2%
Even split

4,562 of 18,096 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Iker appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iker?
18,096 babies have been named Iker since 1998. It currently ranks #384 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 2,176 births.
When was Iker most popular?
Iker was most popular in the 2010s decade with 13,450 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Iker most popular?
The top states for the name Iker are Texas (4,562 births), California (3,664 births), New York (835 births).
How long has the name Iker been used?
Iker has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Iker?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ike, Ikenna, Ikechukwu, Ikeem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.