Masterpiece Generator Name Generator
How popular is the name Ike?
Births per year, rank history and how many Ikes are alive today.
Ike (male) is a shortened form of the name Isaac. Ike itself was last registered for 6 babies in 2023; most Ikes are registered as Isaac, which ranked 36th in 2025 with 1,331 babies.
Most people called Ike are registered as Isaac, and share that name's profile: the Isaac you are most likely to meet is around 11 years old. Half of all Isaacs born in England and Wales are between 8 and 19, and there are at least 53,000 of them alive today. Only some Isaacs go by Ike.
How many babies are named Ike or Isaac each year?
Combined registrations of Isaac, Ike. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Isaac rank as a registered name?
Where does Ike rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Ike short for Isaac?
Yes - Ike is a shortened form of Isaac. Ikes are usually registered as Isaac at birth.
When was the name Ike most popular?
The full name Isaac peaked in 2015, when 2,829 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Ike itself peaked as a registered name in 2000, with 12 babies.
How many people are called Ike?
There's no official count of people who go by Ike, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 53,000 people registered as Isaac born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Ike.
How old is the typical Ike?
Most people called Ike are registered as Isaac. Most living Isaacs are between 8 and 19; the most common age is about 11.
Is Ike becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2015 peak.