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UK name, mostly boys

Ikraam

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Also recorded as a girls' name in the UK, with 28 girls.

Ikraam is mostly registered for boys in the UK records. People looking for Ikraam popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5119, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2002, with 6 births.

This profile covers 54 England and Wales registrations across 14 recorded years from 1997 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 54 living people in the UK are called Ikraam. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Ikraam ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2002, when 6 boys were registered as Ikraam.
  • Ikraam is also recorded for girls, but the boys side is the larger UK variant in these records.
  • About 54 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ikraam as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
  • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 65.9% of Ikraam registrations are for boys.

Latest rank (E&W)

#5119

2024

Births in 2024

3

Latest year

Peak year

2002

6 births

Estimated living

54

2026

Gender

Boy and girl registrations for Ikraam

In England and Wales birth records, Ikraam has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 65.9% of registrations are for boys and 34.1% are for girls.

These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.

66% boys
34% girls
Boys54 (65.9%)Girls28 (34.1%)

Ikraam registered for boys

  • Ranked #5,119 in 2024
  • 3 boys registered in 2024
  • Peak: 2002 (6 births)

Ikraam registered for girls

  • Ranked #5,765 in 2017
  • 3 girls registered in 2017
  • Peak: 2002 (5 births)

Popularity

Ikraam over time

The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Ikraam in England and Wales, from 1997 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Ikraam, the clearest high point is 2002. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 6 at the peak.

Babies born per year

BoysGirls
036811199720102024

Decades

Ikraam by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ikraam was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2020s #4613 7 2
2010s #4181 11 3
2000s #3137 25 6
1990s #2566 11 3

Related

Names similar to Ikraam

FAQ

Ikraam: questions and answers

How popular is the name Ikraam in the UK right now?

In 2024, Ikraam was ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.

When was Ikraam most popular?

The peak year on record was 2002, with 6 babies registered as Ikraam in England and Wales.

How many people are called Ikraam in the UK?

A total of 54 babies have been registered as Ikraam across the 14 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.