Recorded 1997–2023 Boys' name Peak 2015 159 births

Chukwuebuka — boys' name

159 babies named Chukwuebuka in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s622010s742020s18

The verdict

159 boys have been named Chukwuebuka since 1997, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

159
total births
1997–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Chukwuebuka was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

15 babies were named Chukwuebuka in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chukwuebuka

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Chukwuebuka between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chukwuebuka currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chukwuebuka performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chukwuebuka 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 Chukwuebuka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chukwuebuka 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 159 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.

Chukwuebuka at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

159

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

2015

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Chukwuebuka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2015)
15
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 20232019201620132009200620021997 5

Chukwuebuka by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
74 births that decade — 47% of Chukwuebuka's all-time total
1990s52000s622010s742020s18

Chukwuebuka by state

Where Chukwuebuka concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chukwuebuka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.1%
Texas share of Chukwuebuka's total US births 3.1%

5 of 159 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chukwuebuka?
159 babies have been named Chukwuebuka since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2015 with 15 births.
When was Chukwuebuka most popular?
Chukwuebuka was most popular in the 2010s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Chukwuebuka most popular?
The top states for the name Chukwuebuka are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Chukwuebuka been used?
Chukwuebuka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Chukwuebuka?
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, 1997–2023 (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.