Is Ikea a boy or girl name?

Ikea is a girl’s name. Of the 589 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.5% were girls and 1.5% were boys.

Ikea

Recorded 1985–2012 · United States

Ikea was most popular in 1989, when 81 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,772 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 589 people named Ikea.

Ikea over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ikea’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ikea a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ikea is a girl’s name — 98.5% of the 589 Americans given it were girls and 1.5% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ikea

Where Ikea is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org