Boys' name · since 1981

Chijioke

123 babies named Chijioke in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,048 of 45,481
all-time among boys
123
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade

123 boys have been named Chijioke since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Chijioke has 123 recorded births among boys since 1981, 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 1981 to 2018.

  • #16,048 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 123 born since 1981
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chijioke ranks #16,048 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.

#16,048 of 45,481
all-time among boys
123
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Chijioke's 123 recorded births place it above 64.63% 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.

Chijioke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Chijioke splits its recorded history at 2002: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Chijioke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
4681012 19811992199520012005201220172018 6

Chijioke by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (36 births, 29% of the file).

2000s was Chijioke's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Chijioke births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (29% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chijioke? ▼
Chijioke has been given to 123 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,048 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 11 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Chijioke sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chijioke ranks #16,048 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 Chijioke most popular? ▼
Chijioke was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Chijioke been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Chijioke since 1981 -- 38 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Chijioke? ▼
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 Chijioke's data

  • Chijioke's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2010s (36) -- 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 Chijioke

Nearby Names Like Chijioke

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Chijioke

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

Compare Chijioke side by side: Chijioke vs Chip Chijioke vs Chistopher Chijioke vs Chirstopher

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Shadrack
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chijioke: 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, 1981–2018 (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 Chijioke 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.