Ikenna is a boy's name of African origin meaning “the strength of the father.” In 2024 it was given to 21 boys in the United States.
Ikenna belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “the strength of the father” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ikenna first appears in Social Security records in 1978. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2942 in 1991, and in 2024 21 babies received the name — 713 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ikenna means “the strength of the father” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ikenna is a boy name. In 2024, 21 babies received the name in the US.
Ikenna comes from the African tradition.
Ikenna first appears in US records in 1978. Its best-ever ranking was #2942 in 1991, and 21 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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