Icker
A rare given name of uncertain origin and meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 131 living Americans carry the first name Icker. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Icker today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Icker births was 2012 (33 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Icker. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
131
~ 1 in 2,616,445 Americans
Peak year
2012
33 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2018 SSA rank
#12,897
Tracked since 2006
Popularity
Icker: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Icker from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 119 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Icker by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Icker during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ickers live
Origin
Meaning and history of Icker
The name Icker is believed to have originated in the Germanic languages, derived from the Old High German word "ecker," which means "field" or "acre." This name was likely first used as a surname to identify individuals who lived or worked on a particular field or farm.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Icker can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval charters and documents from Saxony, Germany, dating back to the 9th century. In this document, a man named Icker von Meissen is mentioned as a landowner in the region.
During the Middle Ages, the name Icker gained some popularity among the nobility and landed gentry in various parts of Europe. One notable figure with this name was Icker von Gundelfingen, a German knight and crusader who participated in the Third Crusade in the late 12th century.
In the 15th century, a Flemish artist named Icker Colibrant was renowned for his intricate woodcarvings and altarpieces, which adorned many churches in the Low Countries.
In the 16th century, Icker Gervaise, a French mathematician and astronomer, made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the calculation of planetary orbits.
Another historical figure with the name Icker was Icker von Rechteren, a Dutch military commander and diplomat who served as the governor of the Dutch East Indies in the late 17th century.
While the name Icker has fallen out of widespread use in modern times, it remains a unique and intriguing name with a rich historical background, rooted in the agricultural traditions of medieval Europe.
People
Icker + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Icker as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with I
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Icker: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Icker?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 131 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Icker going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,616,445 US residents.
Is Icker a common name?
We classify Icker as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 132 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Icker most popular?
The single biggest year for Icker was 2012, when 33 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Icker is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Icker in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Icker a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Icker in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Icker still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Icker in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Icker can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Icker?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.