Total births
26
Unisex name · since 2000
Ekene
26 babies named Ekene in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 26
- total births
- 2000–2017
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
26 boys have been named Ekene since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ekene has 26 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2000 to 2017.
- 26 total births
- 2000–2017 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 73% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
26 boys have been named Ekene since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.
- 26
- total births
- 2000–2017
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
73% of everyone ever named Ekene was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
7 babies were named Ekene in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
Ekene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ekene's full recorded timeline at 2004, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ekene at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2000
Ekene popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2017
- Peak year (2003)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Ekene popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 2002 (Ekene as girls' name)
Ekene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Ekene's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Ekene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19 births (73% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ekene? ▼
26 babies have been named Ekene since 2000. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2003 with 7 births.
When was Ekene most popular? ▼
Ekene was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Is Ekene a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ekene is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 26 births, and as a girl's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Ekene been used? ▼
Records for Ekene go back to 2000, giving 18 years of history through 2017.
What names are similar to Ekene? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eker, Ekemini. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Ekene's data
- Ekene's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2010s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ekene
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ekene
Compare Ekene side by side: Ekene vs Eker Ekene vs Ekemini
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2000–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ekene: Baby Name Since 2000 - 26 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ekene. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ekene 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 July 2026.