Ikee
Ikee was a worm that spread by Secure Shell connections between jailbroken iPhones. It was discovered in 2009 and changed wallpapers to a photo of Rick Astley. The code from Ikee was later used to make a more malicious iPhone malware, called Duh.
Meaning & Origin of Ikee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ikee was a worm that spread by Secure Shell connections between jailbroken iPhones. It was discovered in 2009 and changed wallpapers to a photo of Rick Astley. The code from Ikee was later used to make a more malicious iPhone malware, called Duh.
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Origin & history
The Story of Ikee
Ikee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 5 Ikees were born — ranking #8,866 that year. As of 2026, Ikee ranks #8,866 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Ikees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ikee
Ikee is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Ikee's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #8,866. Use the chart and map above to compare Ikee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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