Boys' name · peaked in 2015
Iker name popularity since 1925
18,928 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Iker. Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Iker is about 10 years old in 2026. Iker peaked in 2015 as the #190 name for boys, and it ranked #390 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,928
- Named Iker, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #390
- for boys in 2025 (815 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 7 girls · 18,921 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 3.21× its national share
Peak year is the year Iker made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Iker births per year, 1925–2025
2015 was the biggest year for Iker both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2008 and 2013, Iker became 13× more common, from 1 in 14,700 baby boys to 1 in 1,170.
- Steepest fall: Between 2016 and 2021, its share of baby boys fell by 59%, from 1 in 1,160 to 1 in 2,820.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Iker's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Iker.
Decade by decade
Babies named Iker in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 0 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 619 | #2,409 |
| 2010s | 7 | 13,452 | #190 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 4,845 | #390 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
82.5% of babies named Iker from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Iker is most popular
The index compares Iker's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Iker.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3.21× | 4,676 |
| Arizona | 3.01× | 725 |
| California | 1.94× | 3,803 |
| Colorado | 1.69× | 387 |
| North Carolina | 1.24× | 650 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Iker's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Iker.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Iker (2015).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data