US rank #8460 Boys' name Peak 2003 675 births

Chukwuemeka — #8460 US boys' name

675 babies named Chukwuemeka in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s341980s1111990s1482000s1812010s1612020s40
#8460
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Chukwuemeka was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

26 babies were named Chukwuemeka in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chukwuemeka

The Social Security Administration has registered 675 babies named Chukwuemeka between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chukwuemeka currently holds the #8460 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chukwuemeka performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Chukwuemeka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Chukwuemeka in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chukwuemeka 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 675 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.

Chukwuemeka at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

675

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2003

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,460

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Chukwuemeka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
26
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
051015202530 20242017201020031996198919821974 6

Chukwuemeka by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
181 births that decade — 27% of Chukwuemeka's all-time total
1970s341980s1111990s1482000s1812010s1612020s40

Chukwuemeka by state

Where Chukwuemeka concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Chukwuemeka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
35 5.2%
#2 California
10 1.5%
#3 New York
6 0.9%
#4 New Jersey
5 0.7%
Texas share of Chukwuemeka's total US births 5.2%
Even split

35 of 675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chukwuemeka?
675 babies have been named Chukwuemeka since 1974. It currently ranks #8460 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 26 births.
When was Chukwuemeka most popular?
Chukwuemeka was most popular in the 2000s decade with 181 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Chukwuemeka most popular?
The top states for the name Chukwuemeka are Texas (35 births), California (10 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Chukwuemeka been used?
Chukwuemeka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Chukwuemeka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chuck, Chuckie, Chucky, Chue, 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, 1974–2024 (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.