Recorded 1919–2023 Boys' name Peak 1952 127 births

Ikey — boys' name

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.

1910s61920s221930s211940s281950s322010s52020s13
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.

What the Data Says About Ikey

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Ikey between 1919 and 2023, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ikey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ikey performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ikey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ikey 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 127 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.

Ikey at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

127

Since 1919

105 years of records

Peak year

1952

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1919

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ikey popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1952)
9
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
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Ikey by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
32 births that decade — 25% of Ikey's all-time total
1910s61920s221930s211940s281950s322010s52020s13

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?
Ikey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 105 years of data 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.

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, 1919–2023 (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.