Fun Facts About the Name Icker
- 132 babies named Icker: U.S. records list 132 babies given the name Icker from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Icker Mean?
Icker has no well-established meaning as a given name. It is rare, and it does not have a documented root in the traditional Germanic or English name stock that would give it a secure translation. The similar Basque name Iker is a separate name with its own history; its meaning should not be applied to Icker. The German place name Icker, a village in Lower Saxony, is also distinct and does not by itself explain the personal name.
Icker Name History & Origins
Icker is uncommon as a first name. It is also a surname in German-speaking areas, and the village of Icker in Lower Saxony is one possible source for some surname bearers. When Icker is used as a given name, it may be a transferred surname rather than a name inherited continuously from an older personal name; no such continuous development is documented. The spelling with ck also distinguishes it from the Basque name Iker, which has a different linguistic background.
How Popular is the Name Icker?
Icker has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #3,327 in 2012.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #12,897 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #13,008 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #9,173 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #7,697 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #7,769 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #4,380 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #3,327 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #5,516 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #7,794 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #13,276 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #9,026 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Icker Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You like to use the pen or the needle (writing, fashion design etc). You are loving, compassionate, intuitive and humanitarian. Runs of luck, either good or bad, follow you. You are sympathetic, but at times might be touchy and oversensitive. You may have a gift for writing. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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