Boys' name · since 1998

Arinzechukwu

68 babies named Arinzechukwu in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,986 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,240 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
68
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade

Arinzechukwu currently ranks #11240 among boys' names in America, with 68 babies recorded since 1998.

Social Security Administration records show Arinzechukwu recorded 68 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #11240 nationally today, ahead of 19% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.

  • #19,986 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #11,240 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 68 born since 1998
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arinzechukwu ranks #19,986 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,240 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 68 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.

#19,986 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,240 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
68
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%19.3%
Arinzechukwu vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Arinzechukwu's 68 recorded births place it above 55.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Arinzechukwu compares

68 20th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Arinzechukwu's all-time total is 82% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Arinzechukwu Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 68 369 358,536
Peak-year births 9 34 22,252

Arinzechukwu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Arinzechukwu's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Arinzechukwu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
9
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
45678910 19982001200820092016201720182019202120222025 6

Arinzechukwu by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (26 births, 38% of the file).

2010s was Arinzechukwu's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Arinzechukwu births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arinzechukwu?
Since 1998, Social Security records show 68 babies named Arinzechukwu. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #19,986 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #11,240 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 9 births.
Where does Arinzechukwu sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arinzechukwu ranks #19,986 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,240 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Arinzechukwu most popular?
Arinzechukwu was most popular in the 2010s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Arinzechukwu been used?
Records for Arinzechukwu go back to 1998, giving 28 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Arinzechukwu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariel, Ari, Aric, Arian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Arinzechukwu's data

  • Arinzechukwu's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arinzechukwu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arinzechukwu draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.