Iker

EE-kuhr

Basque

"visitation"

Iker Origin and Meaning

The name Iker is a boy's name of Basque origin meaning "visitation".

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 Rank in US Top 1000

# 384 in the US

Iker Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1400 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Iker

• 384 US 2024
• 1400 Nameberry 2025
• 125 Future 2028
• 56 Spain 2023
• 74 Mexico 2021
• 95 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Iker

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• Deccan
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• Fenton
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Famous People Named Iker

• 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

The name Iker in Pop Culture

• Pronounced EE kehr, not EE,keer or I,kehr.