Total births
127
Boys' name · since 1919
Ikey
127 babies named Ikey in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 127
- total births
- 1919–2023
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
Ikey sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 127 recorded since 1919.
Ikey has 127 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2023.
- 127 total births
- 1919–2023 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 25% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
127 boys have been named Ikey since 1919, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2023.
- 127
- total births
- 1919–2023
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Ikey was born in this single decade.
1952
Single peak year
9 babies were named Ikey in 1952 - its busiest year on record.
Ikey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ikey's full recorded timeline at 1947, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ikey at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
1952
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1919
Ikey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2023
- Peak year (1952)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Ikey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Ikey's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Ikey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
- 1930s
1930s
21 births
- 1940s
1940s
28 births
- 1950s
1950s
32 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 32 births (25% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ikey? ▼
127 babies have been named Ikey since 1919. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1952 with 9 births.
When was Ikey most popular? ▼
Ikey was most popular in the 1950s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Ikey been used? ▼
Records for Ikey go back to 1919, giving 105 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Ikey? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iker, Ike, Ikenna, Ikechukwu, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Ikey's data
- Ikey's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ikey
Nearby Names Like Ikey
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ikey
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Ikenna Boy
#4636 728 births
Ikechukwu Boy
#11247 528 births
Ikeem Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1919–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ikey: Baby Name Since 1919 - 127 Births, Peak 1952." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ikey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ikey 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 June 2026.