Total births
143
Boys' name · since 1994
Chigozie
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.
- 143
- total births
- 1994–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
143 boys have been named Chigozie since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Chigozie has 143 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2019.
- 143 total births
- 1994–2019 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Chigozie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chigozie's full recorded timeline at 2008, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chigozie at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2005
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1994
Chigozie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2019
- Peak year (2005)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Chigozie popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1999 (Chigozie as girls' name)
Chigozie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Chigozie's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Chigozie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 76 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Chigozie? ▼
Chigozie has been given to 143 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 12 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Chigozie since 1994 -- 26 years through the most recent 2019 data.
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.
What to do with Chigozie's data
- Chigozie's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2010s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Chigozie
Nearby Names Like Chigozie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Chigozie
Chip Boy
#3294 3,493 births
Chistopher Boy
1,446 births
Chirstopher Boy
1,051 births
Chico Boy
951 births
Chirag Boy
667 births
Compare Chigozie side by side: Chigozie vs Chip Chigozie vs Chistopher Chigozie vs Chirstopher
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1994–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Chigozie: Baby Name Since 1994 - 143 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/chigozie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Chigozie 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 July 2026.