Boys' name · since 1974
Chukwuemeka
Chukwuemeka has 683 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,094 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 683
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
683 babies have been named Chukwuemeka since 1974, making it today's #9094 boys' name.
Chukwuemeka has 683 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9094 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #6,544 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,094 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 683 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chukwuemeka ranks #6,544 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,094 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 683 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,094 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 683
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chukwuemeka's 683 recorded births place it above 85.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Chukwuemeka compares
683 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Chukwuemeka's all-time total is 85% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chukwuemeka | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 683 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chukwuemeka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chukwuemeka's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chukwuemeka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Chukwuemeka by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (181 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Chukwuemeka's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Chukwuemeka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
111 births
- 1990s
1990s
148 births
- 2000s
2000s
181 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 181 births (27% of all-time use).
How Chukwuemeka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Chukwuemeka's total volume
Chukwuemeka by state
Where Chukwuemeka concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 35 | 5.1% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
35 of 683 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Chukwuemeka's data
- Chukwuemeka's decade-level peak was the 2000s (181 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Chukwuemekas (35 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Chukwuemeka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Chukwuemeka 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.