How Many People Are Named Ikechi?
An estimated 40 people in the United States have the first name Ikechi. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Ikechi peaked in popularity in 1997 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ikechi 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 Ikechi paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ikechi is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
40
About 1 in 8,568,858 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1997
8 births
Total Registered
41
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ikechi
Ikechi is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 41 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ikechi as a male name
Ranked #12,788 in 2014
5 male births in 2014
Peak: 1997 (8 births)
Ikechi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ikechi span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 25 babies were registered. Ikechi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ikechi by Decade
How has Ikechi 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.
Ikechi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ikechi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ikechi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ikechi?
We estimate approximately 40 people named Ikechi 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 8,568,858 Americans share this first name.
Is Ikechi a common name?
Ikechi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 41 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ikechi most popular?
Ikechi reached peak popularity in 1997, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ikechi is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ikechi a male name?
Ikechi is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ikechi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ikechi Smith, Ikechi Johnson, Ikechi 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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