Recorded 1978–2003 Girls' name Peak 1991 102 births

Ikeya — girls' name

102 babies named Ikeya in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s271990s642000s6
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Ikeya was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ikeya in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ikeya

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Ikeya between 1978 and 2003, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ikeya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ikeya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ikeya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ikeya 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 102 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.

Ikeya at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

102

Since 1978

26 years of records

Peak year

1991

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1978

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2003

Ikeya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1978

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1991)
13
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 200319971995199319911989198519801978 5

Ikeya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
64 births that decade — 63% of Ikeya's all-time total
1970s51980s271990s642000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ikeya?
102 babies have been named Ikeya since 1978. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1991 with 13 births.
When was Ikeya most popular?
Ikeya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Ikeya been used?
Ikeya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 26 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Ikeya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ikea, Ikesha, Ikeisha, Ikeria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1978–2003 (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.