Boys' name · since 1982
Chinedu
Chinedu has 452 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,374 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,866 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 452
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chinedu currently ranks #7866 among boys' names in America, with 452 babies recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Chinedu recorded 452 times among boys since 1982, holding rank #7866 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #8,374 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,866 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 452 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chinedu ranks #8,374 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,866 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 452 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,374 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,866 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 452
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chinedu's 452 recorded births place it above 81.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Chinedu compares
452 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chinedu's all-time total is 22% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chinedu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 452 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chinedu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chinedu splits its recorded history at 2004: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chinedu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Chinedu by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (117 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Chinedu's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Chinedu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 117 births (26% of all-time use).
Chinedu by state
Where Chinedu concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 2.4% |
11 of 452 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chinedu's data
- Chinedu's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Chinedus (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chinedu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Chinedu 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.