Iker
Top 1000
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.
Pronounced EE-ker.
As of October 2026, Iker ranked #390 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #190 in 2015, Nameberry popularity #750.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Iker.
- Jovan
- Devlin
- Hagan
- Rayner
- Becan
- Carden
- Ronen
- Jarah
- Conran
- Halsey
- Quinlan
- Von
- Senan
- Carlin
- Connery
- Arran
- Elon
- Joah
- Arvin
- Jorie
Iker on lists
Famous Ikers
- Iker Casillas
Spanish footballer
- Iker Muniain
Spanish footballer
- Iker Flores
Spanish cyclist
- Iker Garmendia (b. 2012)
son of soprano Aïnhoa Arteta and equestrian Jesús Garmendia
- Iker Andrey Bolivar (b. 2014)
son of footballer Víctor Bolívar and model Alejandra Rodríguez
Iker in pop culture
- Pronounced EE
kehr, not EE,keer or I,kehr.