Recorded 1981–2018 Boys' name Peak 2006 123 births

Chijioke — boys' name

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.

1980s171990s342000s362010s36

The verdict

123 boys have been named Chijioke since 1981, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

123
total births
1981–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
29%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Chijioke was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

11 babies were named Chijioke in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chijioke

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Chijioke between 1981 and 2018, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chijioke currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chijioke performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chijioke shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chijioke 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 123 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.

Chijioke at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

123

Since 1981

38 years of records

Peak year

2006

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1981

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2018

Chijioke popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4681012 20182013200620021998199319831981 5

Chijioke by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
36 births that decade — 29% of Chijioke's all-time total
1980s171990s342000s362010s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chijioke?
123 babies have been named Chijioke since 1981. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2006 with 11 births.
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?
Chijioke has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 38 years of data through 2018.
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.

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, 1981–2018 (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.