Iker
Iker was the 390th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 815 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 190th with 2,176 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 200 places. More babies were named Iker in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it EE-ker /ˈikɛr/
- Rank in 2025
- #390 boys, down 9 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 815boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20152,176 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,928babies recorded
What does the name Iker mean?
Iker is a Basque boy's name. It became widely known through the Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas, and its use in the US rose sharply in the 2000s and 2010s, mainly in Spanish-speaking families. Wiktionary has no etymology for it. It is often linked with the Basque name Ikerne, said to correspond to Spanish Visitación, but no source consulted confirms the meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Basque origin likely; meaning undocumented in the sources consulted.
Other explanations you may read: means 'visitation'.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Iker popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 7 since 2017.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #390 | 815 |
| 2020 | #381 | 807 |
| 2010 | #646 | 372 |
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How popular is Iker, counting every spelling?
Iker has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #400 for boys in 2025, against #390 on the official list, because Kason/Kasen/Casen and Mohamed/Mohammad/Mohammed and Rhys/Reece/Rhyse move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Iker?
815 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Iker (0.23 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Iker born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 10 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Iker.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Iker?
About 18,800 people born in the US named Iker are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 13. That makes Iker a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Iker by state
How common Iker was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (1.7×), Texas (1.6×), California (1.6×), Nevada (1.5×), New Jersey (1.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Idaho, Michigan, Pennsylvania.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Iker: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Iker, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Iker · Sibling names for Iker
Questions about the name Iker
How popular is the name Iker?
Iker was the 390th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 815 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 190th with 2,176 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 200 places. More babies were named Iker in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Iker a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Iker in the US.
Where is Iker most popular?
In 2021–2025, Iker was most common in Maryland (0.80 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.