Recorded 1982–2023 Boys' name Peak 2000 198 births

Chukwudi — boys' name

198 babies named Chukwudi in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s712000s622010s292020s11

The verdict

198 boys have been named Chukwudi since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

198
total births
1982–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Chukwudi was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

14 babies were named Chukwudi in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chukwudi

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Chukwudi between 1982 and 2023, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chukwudi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chukwudi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chukwudi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chukwudi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chukwudi 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 198 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.

Chukwudi at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

198

Since 1982

42 years of records

Peak year

2000

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1982

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2023

Chukwudi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1982

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
14
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
46810121416 20232016200820031998199419891982 9

Chukwudi by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
71 births that decade — 36% of Chukwudi's all-time total
1980s251990s712000s622010s292020s11

Chukwudi by state

Where Chukwudi concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chukwudi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.5%
Texas share of Chukwudi's total US births 2.5%

5 of 198 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chukwudi?
198 babies have been named Chukwudi since 1982. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 14 births.
When was Chukwudi most popular?
Chukwudi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Chukwudi most popular?
The top states for the name Chukwudi are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Chukwudi been used?
Chukwudi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 42 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Chukwudi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chuck, Chukwuemeka, Chuckie, Chucky, 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, 1982–2023 (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.