How Many People Are Named Ike?
An estimated 3,647 people in the United States have the first name Ike. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Ike peaked in popularity in 1953 with 111 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ike 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 Ike paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,647
About 1 in 93,983 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1953
111 births
Total Registered
7,285
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ike
Ike is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 7,285 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ike as a male name
Ranked #2,959 in 2024
42 male births in 2024
Peak: 1953 (111 births)
Ike: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ike span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 721 babies were registered. While Ike is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ike by Decade
How has Ike 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.
Ike by State
Birth registrations for Ike span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Mississippi, Georgia. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri. On average, about 98 Ikes were registered per state.
Ike + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ike as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ike: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ike?
We estimate approximately 3,647 people named Ike 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 93,983 Americans share this first name.
Is Ike a common name?
Ike is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,285 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ike most popular?
Ike reached peak popularity in 1953, when 111 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ike is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ike a male name?
Ike is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ike Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ike Smith, Ike Johnson, Ike 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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