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.

#15,050 of 45,481
all-time among boys
143
born since 1994
2000s
peak 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.

  • #15,050 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 143 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chigozie ranks #15,050 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 143 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#15,050 of 45,481
all-time among boys
143
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Chigozie's 143 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
468101214 19942000200420072010201520182019 5

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

2000s is the heaviest window (76 births, 53% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 76 births (53% of all-time use).

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

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 archive ordinal is #15,050 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 12 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
Where does Chigozie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chigozie ranks #15,050 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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
#4279 3,493 births
Chistopher Boy
#9866 1,446 births
Chirstopher Boy
1,051 births
Chico Boy
951 births
Chirag Boy
667 births

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Holbert
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Orvan
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Eldean
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Cleaven
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chigozie: 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, 1994–2019 (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 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 August 2026.