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.

#15,857 of 45,481
all-time among boys
127
born since 1919
1950s
peak 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.

  • #15,857 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 127 born since 1919
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ikey ranks #15,857 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1919, peaking in the 1950s.

#15,857 of 45,481
all-time among boys
127
born since 1919
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ikey's 127 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1952)
9
Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
45678910 19191928193519451949195320112023 8

Ikey by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (32 births, 25% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 32 births (25% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ikey? ▼
127 babies have been named Ikey since 1919. All-time, it sits at #15,857 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1952 with 9 births.
Where does Ikey sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ikey ranks #15,857 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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

Iker Boy
#390 18,921 births
Ike Boy
#2452 7,342 births
Ikenna Boy
#6244 728 births
Ikechukwu Boy
#10981 528 births
Ikeem Boy
#11057 371 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ikey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1919–2023 (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 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 August 2026.