Given name
Ikaika
“having great strength”
Ikaika is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “having great strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “having great strength.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ikaika through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,075
- 1,075 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #3,472 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +17%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,472 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 37 in 1983. In 2025, Nevada had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 829 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ikaika’s family of names
Ikaika has a related form in Ikaca. Ikaika has a related form in Ikaeca. Ikaika has a related form in Ikaeka.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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