How Many People Are Named Icarus?
people named Icarus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,034,433 people in the US has this name
Based on 169 babies named Icarus in Social Security records from 2011 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
21 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek Ικαρος (Ikaros), of unknown meaning. In Greek myth Icarus was the son of Daedalus, locked with his father inside the Labyrinth by Minos. They escaped from the maze using wings devised from wax, but Icarus flew too close to the sun and the wax melted, plunging him to his death.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Icarus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Icarus alive today is about 5 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 9 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Icarus first appears in the records in 2011, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 21 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 2011 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Icarus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,770, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #4,770.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,770 |
| Best rank | #4,770 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,752 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Icarus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Icarus were born in California than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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