Boys' name · since 1974
Chioke
Chioke has 86 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 86
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chioke is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 86 have been recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chioke has been recorded 86 times among boys since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1999.
- #18,364 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 86 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chioke ranks #18,364 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 86 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 86
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chioke's 86 recorded births place it above 59.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chioke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chioke splits its recorded history at 1980: 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 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chioke popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1999
- Peak year (1980)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Chioke by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (41 births, 48% of the file).
1970s was Chioke's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Chioke births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 41 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Chioke's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 1990s (29) -- 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 Chioke: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1974–1999 (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 Chioke 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.