Ikenna
Boy · i-KEN-a · Igbo
Ikenna is a boys' name of Igbo origin, meaning “strength of the father”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Ikenna mean?
Igbo
“strength of the father”
From Igbo ike, strength, and nna, father, often understood as the power of God the Father.
- Say it
- i-KEN-a
Is Ikenna a girl's or a boy's name?
Ikenna is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ikenna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Ikenna, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ikenna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Ikenna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Ikenna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Ikenna, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
2025 had fewer boys named Ikenna than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Ikenna in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ikenna in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,909 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
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