Boys' name · since 1996

Chidubem

Chidubem has 369 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#9,472 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,631 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
369
born since 1996
2010s
peak decade

369 babies have been named Chidubem since 1996, making it today's #6631 boys' name.

Chidubem has 369 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6631 as of the latest data, more common than 52% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.

  • #9,472 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,631 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 369 born since 1996
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chidubem ranks #9,472 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,631 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 369 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.

#9,472 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,631 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
369
born since 1996
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%52.3%
Chidubem vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Chidubem's 369 recorded births place it above 79.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Chidubem compares

369 49th 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

Chidubem's all-time total is 0% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Chidubem Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 369 369 358,536
Peak-year births 28 34 22,252

Chidubem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Chidubem splits its recorded history at 2012: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Chidubem popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
28
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
0102030 19962002200620102014201820222025 13

Chidubem by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (177 births, 48% of the file).

2010s was Chidubem's strongest decade.

177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Chidubem births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 177 births (48% of all-time use).

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

Chidubem by state

Where Chidubem concentrates geographically, total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Chidubem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
51 13.8%
#2 California
10 2.7%
#3 Maryland
5 1.4%
Texas share of Chidubem's total US births 13.8%
Even split

51 of 369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chidubem?
Since 1996, Social Security records show 369 babies named Chidubem. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #9,472 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,631 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 28 births.
Where does Chidubem sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chidubem ranks #9,472 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,631 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 Chidubem most popular?
Chidubem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Chidubem most popular?
The top states for the name Chidubem are Texas (51 births), California (10 births), Maryland (5 births).
How long has the name Chidubem been used?
The SSA has tracked Chidubem since 1996 -- 30 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Chidubem?
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.

What to do with Chidubem's data

  • Chidubem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (177 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Chidubems (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Chidubem

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chidubem: 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, 1996–2025 (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 Chidubem 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.