Unisex name · since 1997

Ikram

Ikram has 333 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#15,058 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,739 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
333
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

Ikram currently ranks #15739 among unisex names in America, with 333 babies recorded since 1997.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ikram has been recorded 333 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #15739 nationally and more common than 9% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.

  • #15,058 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,739 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 333 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ikram ranks #15,058 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,739 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 333 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#15,058 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,739 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
333
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%9%
Ikram vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ikram's 333 recorded births place it above 79.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.

How Ikram compares

333 47th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ikram's all-time total is 11% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ikram Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 333 376 567,345
Peak-year births 26 21 19,840

Ikram's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ikram splits its recorded history at 2011: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ikram popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
26
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
051015202530 19972001200520092013201720212025 5

Ikram popularity over time - boys

43 total births recorded since 2007 (Ikram as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 43 births
4.555.566.5 20072015201620192020202120232024 5

Ikram by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (141 births, 42% of the file).

2000s was Ikram's strongest decade.

141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Ikram births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 141 births (42% of all-time use).

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

Ikram by state

Where Ikram concentrates geographically, total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ikram
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
23 6.9%
Minnesota share of Ikram's total US births 6.9%

23 of 333 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ikram?
Ikram has been given to 333 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,058 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #15,739 of 17,297. 26 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Ikram sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ikram ranks #15,058 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,739 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ikram most popular?
Ikram was most popular in the 2000s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Ikram most popular?
The top states for the name Ikram are Minnesota (23 births).
Is Ikram a unisex name?
Yes, Ikram is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 333 births, and as a boy's name it has 43 births.
How long has the name Ikram been used?
The SSA has tracked Ikram since 1997 -- 29 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ikram?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ikran, Ikra, Ikraan. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ikram's data

  • Ikram's decade-level peak was the 2000s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Minnesota records the most Ikrams (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ikram

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ikram

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ikram: 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, 1997–2025 (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 Ikram 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.