ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1985 First Year 2012 Last Year 1989 Peak Year #1834 Peak Rank 580 Total Count 23 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Ikea What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. IKEA is a multinational conglomerate founded in Sweden that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, household goods, and other related services. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA) 🏛️Origin & history .mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}} See also: § Alternative store designs ; and § Ventures beyond furniture, homeware and Swedish food IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad (right) shakes hands with Hans Ax, IKEA's first store manager, in 1965 In 1943, the 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad founded IKEA as a mail-order sales business and began to resell fur [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Ikea](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/IKEA_Shopping_centre_Sweden.jpg/330px-IKEA_Shopping_centre_Sweden.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA) 📖 ## The Story of Ikea The earliest SSA record of Ikea as a baby girl name dates back to 1985, when 35 babies received it. 1989 was its biggest year on record, with 72 newborns named Ikea — #1,834 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Ikeas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 580 Ikeas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Ikea Phonetically similar names — useful when Ikea is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Akia](/akia) * Okiya * [Ica](/ica) * Iky * Iea * Ickes * [Aika](/aika) * Aica * Icra * Iquique * [Akio](/akio) * Agia Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Ikea What does the name Ikea mean? IKEA is a multinational conglomerate founded in Sweden that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, household goods, and other related services. How popular is Ikea in 2026? In 2026, Ikea ranks #16,866 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Ikea most popular? Ikea reached its peak popularity in 1989, ranking #1,834 that year with 72 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Ikea most popular? Ikea has historically been most popular in District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Ikea. Is Ikea a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Ikea is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Ikea? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Ikea include Sedonia, Everline, Rozena. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧SedoniaPeak #1834](/sedonia)[👧EverlinePeak #1834](/everline)[👧RozenaPeak #1834](/rozena)[👧NanceyPeak #1834](/nancey)[👧SuellynPeak #1834](/suellyn)[👧BrittaneePeak #1834](/brittanee)[👧BrooksPeak #1833](/brooks)[👧LenitaPeak #1835](/lenita) ## About the name Ikea Ikea is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 580 births in the dataset. Ikea's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #1,834\. Use the chart and map above to compare Ikea's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1989 → ](/year/1989) * [ Names of the 1980s → ](/decade/1980s) * [ Names starting with "I" → ](/letter/i) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.