How Many People Are Named Icarus?
An estimated 146 people in the United States have the first name Icarus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Icarus peaked in popularity in 2023 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Icarus as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Icarus paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
146
About 1 in 2,347,632 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2023
19 births
Total Registered
147
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Icarus
Icarus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 147 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Icarus as a male name
Ranked #5,289 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (19 births)
Icarus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Icarus span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 74 babies were registered. Icarus remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Icarus by Decade
How has Icarus tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Icarus by State
Icarus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Icarus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Icarus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Icarus?
We estimate approximately 146 people named Icarus are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,347,632 Americans share this first name.
Is Icarus a common name?
Icarus is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 147 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Icarus most popular?
Icarus reached peak popularity in 2023, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Icarus is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Icarus a male name?
Icarus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Icarus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Icarus Smith, Icarus Johnson, Icarus Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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