Ike Boy

How popular is Ike?

#2,451 boy name in 2025

55 baby boys were named Ike in the US in 2025, making it the 2451st most popular boy name.

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3,544living people named Ike (est.)
39median age of people named Ike
7,342babies named Ike since 1880
1 in 60,279US babies born in 2025

Ike popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#2,451 for boys (▲ 506 from 2024)
Babies in 202555 boys
10-year trendFalling (-42% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,657 in 2015, #1,996 in 2020
Peak year1953 (111 boys)
Highest rank#184 in 1884
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Ike is most popular

Babies named Ike per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Minnesota: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  2. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)

Ike by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s528#184
1890s448#240
1900s418#253
1910s671#365
1920s700#691
1930s465#841
1940s546#830
1950s721#679
1960s418#1,012
1970s377#1,269
1980s337#1,499
1990s274#2,002
2000s454#1,948
2010s656#1,657
2020s329#1,996

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Questions

Is Ike a boy or girl name?
Ike is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ike were boys.
How popular is the name Ike?
55 baby boys were named Ike in the US in 2025, making it the 2451st most popular boy name.
When was Ike most popular?
Ike peaked in 1953, when 111 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #184 in 1884.
How many people are named Ike?
7,342 babies have been named Ike in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,544 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 39.
Where is Ike most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Ike was most common in Minnesota, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.