Fun Facts About the Name Ikai
- 5 babies named Ikai: U.S. records list 5 babies given the name Ikai from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ikai Mean?
Ikai is a Japanese name. Its clearest written etymology is the surname form Ikai (猪飼), from i (猪), an older word for wild boar, and kai (飼), meaning "to keep" or "raise." Literally, that surname means "boar keeper," an occupational name for someone who tended or raised boar. The same pronunciation can be represented by other kanji, and as a Japanese given name Ikai has no single established meaning without the characters chosen for the child.
Ikai Name History & Origins
The form 猪飼 is a Japanese surname built from two elements that describe a traditional occupation. The first, 猪, is an old Japanese word for boar; the same element appears in inoshishi, the ordinary modern word for wild boar. The second, 飼, is the character used for keeping or raising animals. Families bearing the surname 猪飼 would have been associated with that work, and the name was passed down as a family name. It is not a single lineage, and Japanese names allow different kanji to carry the same pronunciation, so other families called Ikai may have unrelated written origins. As a given name, Ikai is uncommon; a Japanese child named Ikai would normally receive kanji whose meaning, rather than the surname's boar-keeping meaning, would define the name.
How Popular is the Name Ikai?
Ikai 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 2016. Its best rank was #12,945 in 2016.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #12,945 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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 Ikai Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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