Recorded 1983–2015 Boys' name Peak 1997 181 births

Chukwuma — boys' name

181 babies named Chukwuma in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s702000s562010s26

The verdict

181 boys have been named Chukwuma since 1983, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

181
total births
1983–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Chukwuma was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

17 babies were named Chukwuma in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chukwuma

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Chukwuma between 1983 and 2015, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chukwuma currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chukwuma performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chukwuma shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chukwuma 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 181 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.

Chukwuma at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

181

Since 1983

33 years of records

Peak year

1997

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1983

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2015

Chukwuma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1983

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1997)
17
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 20152009200519991995199019851983 6

Chukwuma by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
70 births that decade — 39% of Chukwuma's all-time total
1980s291990s702000s562010s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chukwuma?
181 babies have been named Chukwuma since 1983. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1997 with 17 births.
When was Chukwuma most popular?
Chukwuma was most popular in the 1990s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Chukwuma been used?
Chukwuma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 33 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Chukwuma?
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, 1983–2015 (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.