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The baby name Iker is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EE-ker (IPA: /ˈiker/).

Iker is Basque in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Basque
Pronunciation: EE-ker (IPA: /ˈiker/)

What is the meaning of the name Iker ?

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.

Iker has the following similar or variant Names

Iker – Popularity by country

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:

France
Switzerland
United States
Canada
Sweden

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People also ask about Iker

Iker is predominantly a boy's name.
Iker is a 2 syllable name, pronounced EE-ker (IPA: /ˈiker/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ikerne (feminine) and Ike (nickname).
Yes — Iker ranked #135 in Switzerland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Iker ranks highest in Switzerland (#135 in 2024).
Iker's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #407 in 2011 to #381 in 2021 in France.