Boys' name · since 1994
Chikezie
22 babies named Chikezie in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
22 boys have been named Chikezie since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chikezie recorded 22 times among boys since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2011.
- #28,088 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chikezie ranks #28,088 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chikezie's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chikezie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chikezie's full recorded timeline at 2008, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chikezie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2011
- Peak year (2008)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2011.
22 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 6 births in a single year.
Chikezie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Chikezie's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Chikezie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (45% of all-time use).
Chikezie decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Chikezie's data
- Chikezie's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chikezie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
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, 1994–2011 (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 Chikezie 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.
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