boys' name ★ peaked 2015

Iker

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #390 Trend ↓ Falling 12%
Rank 2025
#390
among boys · ↓5 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
815
named Iker · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,096
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2015
2,176 babies
All-time total
18,928
#854 all-time among boys
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Iker popularity over time

18,928 babies have been named Iker since 1998, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 5 5 1 – #10,235
2000s – 619 619 62 +12280% #1,067
2010s 7 13,452 13,459 1,346 +2074% #190
2020s (to 2025) – 4,845 4,845 808 -40% #356

Where Iker is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 795 0.47 #403
2027 778 0.46 #410
2028 763 0.45 #423
2029 752 0.44 #428
2030 742 0.43 #432

Where Iker is most popular

Boys named Iker per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.468 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Texas, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Iker born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 95 0.797 +70%
Texas 671 0.762 +63%
California 668 0.731 +56%
Nevada 40 0.702 +50%
New Jersey 141 0.700 +50%
Tennessee 125 0.692 +48%
North Carolina 171 0.670 +43%
South Carolina 67 0.648 +39%
Colorado 83 0.643 +38%
Arizona 105 0.642 +37%
Georgia 161 0.636 +36%
New Mexico 19 0.577 +23%
Oklahoma 50 0.565 +21%
Virginia 107 0.564 +21%
New York 240 0.554 +19%
Louisiana 56 0.547 +17%
Florida 251 0.530 +13%
Alabama 57 0.521 +12%
Indiana 79 0.493 +5%
Arkansas 31 0.490 +5%
Washington 80 0.489 +5%
Wisconsin 55 0.464 ≈ national
Illinois 110 0.430 -8%
Connecticut 29 0.428 -8%
Kansas 29 0.423 -10%
Nebraska 18 0.414 -11%
District of Columbia 6 0.406 -13%
Oregon 30 0.395 -15%
Minnesota 48 0.391 -16%
Utah 34 0.356 -24%
Delaware 5 0.330 -29%
Kentucky 33 0.329 -30%
Rhode Island 5 0.307 -34%
Massachusetts 38 0.276 -41%
Iowa 16 0.232 -50%
Ohio 57 0.215 -54%
Mississippi 12 0.211 -55%
Missouri 27 0.195 -58%
Pennsylvania 44 0.166 -65%
Michigan 30 0.146 -69%
Idaho 5 0.122 -74%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Iker

Iker is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #390 in 2025 with 815 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 18,928 American babies have been named Iker. Its peak came in 2015, when 2,176 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Iker stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Iker?

The median living Iker is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 12. An estimated 19 thousand people named Iker are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Iker year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 815 #390
2024 – – 844 #385
2023 – – 922 #356
2022 – – 837 #385
2021 – – 620 #483
2020 – – 807 #381
2019 – – 992 #339
2018 – – 1,262 #279
2017 7 #13,238 1,287 #280
2016 – – 1,637 #235
2015 – – 2,176 #190
2014 – – 1,791 #215
2013 – – 1,617 #227
2012 – – 1,545 #231
2011 – – 773 #379
2010 – – 372 #646
2009 – – 175 #1,067
2008 – – 139 #1,256
2007 – – 80 #1,818
2006 – – 81 #1,729
2005 – – 48 #2,409
2004 – – 44 #2,511
2003 – – 31 #3,064
2002 – – 21 #3,957
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Famous people named Iker

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Iker Casillas Iker Casillas Spanish footballer (born 1981) Contemporary
  2. 2 Iker Romero Iker Romero Spanish handball player (born 1980) Contemporary
  3. 3 Iker Martínez de Lizarduy Iker Martínez de Lizarduy Spanish sailor b. 1977 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Iker, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Iker?

The median living Iker is about 9 years old. Half of all living Ikers are between 5 and 12 years old.

How many people named Iker are alive today?

An estimated 19 thousand people named Iker are alive in the United States, based on 18,928 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Iker in 2025?

Iker ranked #390 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 815 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Iker?

18,928 babies have been named Iker in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Iker most popular?

Iker peaked in 2015, when 2,176 newborns received the name.

Is Iker a boy or girl name?

Iker is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Iker rising or falling?

Iker is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Iker become more popular?

Iker is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 742 boys named Iker in 2030, which would rank around #432. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Iker?

Well-known people named Iker include Iker Casillas (soccer player), Iker Romero (handball player), Iker Martínez de Lizarduy (athlete).

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