Unisex name · since 2017
Ifechukwu
28 babies named Ifechukwu in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ifechukwu sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 2017.
Social Security Administration records show Ifechukwu recorded 28 times among boys since 2017, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2024.
- #26,352 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ifechukwu ranks #26,352 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #26,352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ifechukwu's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ifechukwu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ifechukwu's SSA record in two at 2022 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 2017, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ifechukwu popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Ifechukwu popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2016 (Ifechukwu as girls' name)
Ifechukwu by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (15 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Ifechukwu's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Ifechukwu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (54% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ifechukwu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2017–2024 (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 Ifechukwu 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.