Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Ikenna is a male Igbo given name meaning “the strength of the father”. The “father” here could either be one’s birth parent or God.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ikenna yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 5 | #6,184 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,442 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,679 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,963 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,258 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,172 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,525 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,422 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,288 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,338 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,261 |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,942 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,996 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,899 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,381 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,129 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,057 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,329 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,495 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,218 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,279 |
| 2001 | 20 | #4,025 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,845 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,475 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,778 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,111 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,412 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,700 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,592 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,566 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,116 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,883 |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,106 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,435 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,466 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,399 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,903 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,995 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2020 | 14 | #6,092 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,204 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,286 |
| 2023 | 15 | #6,038 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,753 |
