Iker
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Iker
Long an extremely popular name in Spain, Iker (usually pronounced EE-kuhr in the English speaking world) is the rare Basque name that's starting to make it big in the States also, thanks to soccer player Iker Casillas. Indeed, it's been one of the fastest growing boys' names of the decade.
Iker is also given to girls.
Pronounced EE-ker.
As of October 2026, Iker ranked #390 for boys in US births in 2025 and #13233 for girls in US births in 2017 SSA, peaked at #190 for boys in 2015, Nameberry popularity #750 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #215 | 1,791 | 932.4 |
| 2015 | #190 | 2,176 | 1,135.3 |
| 2016 | #235 | 1,637 | 862.6 |
| 2017 | #280 | 1,286 | 694.8 |
| 2018 | #279 | 1,261 | 694.3 |
| 2019 | #339 | 992 | 552.9 |
| 2020 | #380 | 807 | 467.5 |
| 2021 | #483 | 620 | 354.4 |
| 2022 | #385 | 835 | 478.2 |
| 2023 | #357 | 919 | 537.2 |
| 2024 | #384 | 841 | 488.1 |
| 2025 | #390 | 815 | 477.1 |
World rankings
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Iker on lists
Famous Ikers
- Iker CasillasBoy
Spanish footballer
- Iker MuniainBoy
Spanish footballer
- Iker FloresBoy
Spanish cyclist
- Iker Garmendia (b. 2012)Boy
son of soprano Aïnhoa Arteta and equestrian Jesús Garmendia
- Iker Andrey Bolivar (b. 2014)Boy
son of footballer Víctor Bolívar and model Alejandra Rodríguez
Iker in pop culture
- Pronounced EEBoy
kehr, not EE,keer or I,kehr.