Ikenna
Ikenna is a male Igbo given name meaning “the strength of the father”. The “father” here could either be one’s birth parent or God.
Meaning & Origin of Ikenna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ikenna is a male Igbo given name meaning “the strength of the father”. The “father” here could either be one’s birth parent or God.
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The Story of Ikenna
Ikenna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 26 Ikennas were born — ranking #3,443 that year. As of 2026, Ikenna ranks #4,744 for baby boys with 21 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). In total, more than 754 Ikennas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ikenna
Ikenna is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 754 births in the dataset. Ikenna's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #2,915. Use the chart and map above to compare Ikenna'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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