Girls' name · since 1979
Ikia
252 babies named Ikia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,520 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 252
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ikia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 252 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ikia has been recorded 252 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2007.
- #17,520 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 252 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ikia ranks #17,520 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 252 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,520 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 252
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ikia's 252 recorded births place it above 75.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Ikia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ikia's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ikia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2007
- Peak year (2000)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Ikia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (102 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Ikia's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ikia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 102 births (40% of all-time use).
Ikia by state
Where Ikia concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 252 births nationwide.
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- Ikia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2000s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Ikias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ikia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
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, 1979–2007 (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 Ikia 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.