Meaning and history
Icarus comes from the Greek name Ἴκαρος (Ikaros), whose meaning is unknown. In Greek mythology, Icarus was the son of Daedalus, and both were imprisoned in the Labyrinth by Minos; they escaped by means of wax wings, but Icarus flew too near the sun, causing the wax to melt and him to fall to his death.
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: 5 births, rank #12,287
2012: 6 births, rank #10,770
2013: 6 births, rank #10,728
2014: 5 births, rank #12,108
2015: 10 births, rank #7,491
20162016: 18 births, rank #5,124
2017: 5 births, rank #12,246
2018: 11 births, rank #7,136
2019: 9 births, rank #8,215
2020: 8 births, rank #8,739
20212021: 10 births, rank #7,587
2022: 18 births, rank #5,215
2023: 19 births, rank #5,075
2024: 18 births, rank #5,241
20252025: 21 births, rank #4,707
In 2025, 21 babies were recorded with the name Icarus, ranking #4,707 among boys.