The baby name Iker is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EE-ker (IPA: /ˈiker/).
Iker is Basque in Origin.
The baby name Iker is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EE-ker (IPA: /ˈiker/).
Iker is Basque in Origin.
Iker is a Basque masculine given name coined in the late 19th century during the Basque onomastic revival, often credited to Sabino Arana. It serves as the Basque equivalent of Spanish Visitación, referring to the biblical Visitation, so its accepted meaning is “visitation” or “he who visits.” A modern folk interpretation also links it to the Basque noun iker (“research, inquiry”), though this is secondary.
Used mainly in the Basque Country throughout the 20th century, the name broadened across Spain and the Spanish-speaking world at the turn of the 21st century, helped by the prominence of footballer Iker Casillas. It entered US baby-name charts in the late 2000s and has remained well used. Variants and related forms include the feminine Ikerne (Basque), Visitación (Spanish), informal Ike in English contexts, and the nonstandard spelling Yker found in Latin America.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #76 | 4 | 3,375 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #107 | 6,034 | 5,610 |
| EC | 0 | #116 | 6 | 2,502 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #135 | 3 | 1,769 |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2021 | #181 | 3 | 1,578 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #209 | 31 | 3,322 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| Spain | 0 | #256 | 217 | 2,326 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #257 | 2 | 3,650 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #257 | 2,118 | 16,355 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2023 | #303 | 7 | 2,601 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GT | 0 | #330 | 9 | 5,948 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #349 | 841 | 7,044 |
| BO | 0 | #356 | 26 | 6,868 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #381 | 7 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| MX | 0 | #392 | 22 | 8,339 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #407 | 68 | 7,625 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #407 | 7 | 5,922 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #419 | 63 | 9,305 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #443 | 155 | 9,244 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #447 | 21 | 7,628 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #455 | 33 | 10,188 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #511 | 8 | 9,861 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #518 | 10 | 12,905 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #522 | 148 | 13,390 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #592 | 320 | 14,506 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #647 | 5 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #653 | 15 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #672 | 11 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #746 | 176 | 15,656 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #857 | 9 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #910 | 6 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2017 | #912 | 7 | 9,202 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #918 | 66 | 5,561 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #933 | 11 | 14,861 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #938 | 14 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 14 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,067 | 62 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,100 | 12 | 25,439 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,120 | 64 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,152 | 25 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,433 | 39 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,683 | 9 | 28,008 |
Iker is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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