Unisex name · since 1976
Iniko
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 150 babies named Iniko, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,916 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 150
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Iniko currently ranks #6916 among unisex names in America, with 150 babies recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Iniko recorded 150 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #6916 nationally today, ahead of 50% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #14,746 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,916 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 150 born since 1976
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iniko ranks #14,746 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,916 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 150 born since 1976, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,916 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 150
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Iniko's 150 recorded births place it above 67.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Iniko compares
150 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Iniko's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iniko | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 150 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Iniko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Iniko splits its recorded history at 2014: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Iniko popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Iniko popularity over time - girls
14 total births recorded since 2020 (Iniko as girls' name)
Iniko by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (80 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Iniko's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Iniko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 80 births (53% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Iniko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Iniko 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.