Recorded 1971–1983 Boys' name Peak 1983 18 births

Azikiwe — boys' name

18 babies named Azikiwe in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s7
1970s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Azikiwe was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

7 babies were named Azikiwe in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Azikiwe

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Azikiwe between 1971 and 1983, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Azikiwe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Azikiwe performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Azikiwe shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Azikiwe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Azikiwe at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

18

Since 1971

13 years of records

Peak year

1983

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1971

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1983

Azikiwe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1971

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198319791971 5

Azikiwe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 61% of Azikiwe's all-time total
1970s111980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Azikiwe?
18 babies have been named Azikiwe since 1971. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1983 with 7 births.
When was Azikiwe most popular?
Azikiwe was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Azikiwe been used?
Azikiwe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 13 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Azikiwe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aziel, Aziz, Aziah, Azim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.