US rank #7912 Boys' name Peak 1987 442 births

Chinedu — #7912 US boys' name

442 babies named Chinedu in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s631990s1142000s1172010s1052020s43
#7912
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Chinedu was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

17 babies were named Chinedu in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chinedu

The Social Security Administration has registered 442 babies named Chinedu between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chinedu currently holds the #7912 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chinedu performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chinedu shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chinedu in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chinedu 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 442 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.

Chinedu at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

442

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

1987

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,912

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Chinedu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1987)
17
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 20242018201220062000199419881982 6

Chinedu by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
117 births that decade — 26% of Chinedu's all-time total
1980s631990s1142000s1172010s1052020s43

Chinedu by state

Where Chinedu concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chinedu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 2.5%
Texas share of Chinedu's total US births 2.5%

11 of 442 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chinedu?
442 babies have been named Chinedu since 1982. It currently ranks #7912 among boys. The peak year was 1987 with 17 births.
When was Chinedu most popular?
Chinedu was most popular in the 2000s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Chinedu most popular?
The top states for the name Chinedu are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Chinedu been used?
Chinedu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Chinedu?
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.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.