How Many People Are Named Ikenna?
An estimated 700 people in the United States have the first name Ikenna. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Ikenna peaked in popularity in 2003 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ikenna 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 Ikenna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
700
About 1 in 489,649 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2003
26 births
Total Registered
713
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ikenna
Ikenna is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 713 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ikenna as a male name
Ranked #4,753 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (26 births)
Ikenna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ikenna span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 202 babies were registered. While Ikenna is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ikenna by Decade
How has Ikenna 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.
Ikenna by State
Birth registrations for Ikenna span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Georgia, New York, California. On average, about 18 Ikennas were registered per state.
Ikenna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ikenna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ikenna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ikenna?
We estimate approximately 700 people named Ikenna 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 489,649 Americans share this first name.
Is Ikenna a common name?
Ikenna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 713 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ikenna most popular?
Ikenna reached peak popularity in 2003, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ikenna is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ikenna a male name?
Ikenna is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ikenna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ikenna Smith, Ikenna Johnson, Ikenna 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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