US rank #7387 Boys' name Peak 1999 160 births

Ifeanyi — #7387 US boys' name

160 babies named Ifeanyi in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s422000s412010s292020s42
#7387
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Ifeanyi was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

11 babies were named Ifeanyi in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ifeanyi

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Ifeanyi between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ifeanyi currently holds the #7387 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ifeanyi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ifeanyi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ifeanyi 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 160 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.

Ifeanyi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

160

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

1999

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,387

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ifeanyi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
11
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4681012 202420212017200920042000199719901986 6

Ifeanyi by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
42 births that decade — 26% of Ifeanyi's all-time total
1980s61990s422000s412010s292020s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ifeanyi?
160 babies have been named Ifeanyi since 1986. It currently ranks #7387 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 11 births.
When was Ifeanyi most popular?
Ifeanyi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Ifeanyi been used?
Ifeanyi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ifeanyi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ifeoluwa, Ifeanyichukwu, Ifechukwu, Ifenna, and 1 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, 1986–2024 (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.