Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Ike

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ike
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1953

Peak rank proxy

111

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19532024

Peak year

1953

Decline from peak

62.2%

2024

All-time

7,285

Ike has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1953, when 111 boys were named Ike.

In 2024, only 42 boys were given the name.

Down 62.2% from its peak.

All told, about 7,285 Americans have been named Ike and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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