Iker

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A few things about Iker you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Iker

Iker Casillas

Spanish association football player

Choose Iker and your child shares a first name with Iker Casillas, a Spanish association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Iker, like who?” Iker Casillas's Wikipedia article is available in 100 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Зайцев Антон, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,096 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Iker, 815 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Iker would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryIker first shows up in US birth records in 1998, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 27 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2015, when it reached #190.
• 📍Where it's lovedIker is most popular in Delaware, where it ranks #203, followed by New Jersey (#251) and California (#265). It's in the top 1,000 in 35 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Basque, Iker means “visitation”. Our records link it to Mexican and Spanish roots.

About the name Iker

Iker is a boy name of Mexican and Spanish origin meaning “visitation”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with I and ending in “-ker”. US birth records list Iker for boys from 1998 to 2025, in 25 of those 28 years. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked #190 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #390, with 815 babies.

Origin:Mexican namesSpanish names