Is Ikenna a boy or girl name?

Ikenna is a boy’s name. Of the 728 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Ikenna

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Ikenna was most popular in 2003, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,977 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 728 people named Ikenna.

Ikenna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ikenna’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ikenna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ikenna is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 728 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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