Iker
Iker is a Basque male given name. The corresponding female name is Ikerne. It was created by the Spanish Basque writer Sabino Arana in his book Deun-Ixendegi Euzkotarra —an effort to provide neologistic Basque versions of names instead of the traditional adaptations of Romance names. The name may refer to:
- Basque
Meaning & Origin of Iker
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Iker is a Basque male given name. The corresponding female name is Ikerne. It was created by the Spanish Basque writer Sabino Arana in his book Deun-Ixendegi Euzkotarra —an effort to provide neologistic Basque versions of names instead of the traditional adaptations of Romance names. The name may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Basque
The Story of Iker
The earliest SSA record of Iker as a baby boy name dates back to 1998, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 2,176 newborns named Iker — #190 in the national rankings. About 68% of every Iker on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Iker ranks #366 for baby boys with 901 births, gradually falling (-12%). All told, over 20K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Iker
Iker is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Iker's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #190. Use the chart and map above to compare Iker'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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