Recorded 1996–2025 Boys' name Peak 2007 179 births

Chibueze — boys' name

179 babies named Chibueze in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

179 boys have been named Chibueze since 1996, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

179
total births
1996–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Chibueze was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

12 babies were named Chibueze in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chibueze

The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Chibueze between 1996 and 2025, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chibueze currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chibueze performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chibueze shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chibueze 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 179 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.

Chibueze at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

179

Since 1996

30 years of records

Peak year

2007

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1996

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2025

Chibueze popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1996

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2007)
12
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Chibueze by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
66 births that decade — 37% of Chibueze's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chibueze?
179 babies have been named Chibueze since 1996. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2007 with 12 births.
When was Chibueze most popular?
Chibueze was most popular in the 2010s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Chibueze been used?
Chibueze has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 30 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Chibueze?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chip, Chistopher, Chirstopher, Chico, 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, 1996–2025 (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.