Recorded 1994–2019 Boys' name Peak 2005 143 births

Chigozie — boys' name

143 babies named Chigozie in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s762010s46

The verdict

143 boys have been named Chigozie since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

143
total births
1994–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Chigozie was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

12 babies were named Chigozie in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chigozie

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Chigozie between 1994 and 2019, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chigozie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chigozie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chigozie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chigozie 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 143 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.

Chigozie at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

143

Since 1994

26 years of records

Peak year

2005

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1994

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2019

Chigozie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1994

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 20192016201120082005200119961994 8

Chigozie popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1999 (Chigozie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1999 6

Chigozie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
76 births that decade — 53% of Chigozie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chigozie?
143 babies have been named Chigozie since 1994. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2005 with 12 births.
When was Chigozie most popular?
Chigozie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Chigozie been used?
Chigozie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 26 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Chigozie?
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, 1994–2019 (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.