Girls' name · since 1972
Ifeoma
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 402 babies named Ifeoma, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,608 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 402
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ifeoma currently ranks #9608 among girls' names in America, with 402 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Ifeoma recorded 402 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #9608 nationally today, ahead of 44% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #13,468 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,608 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 402 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ifeoma ranks #13,468 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,608 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 402 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,608 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 402
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ifeoma's 402 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ifeoma compares
402 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ifeoma's all-time total is 7% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ifeoma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 402 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ifeoma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ifeoma splits its recorded history at 2000: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ifeoma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Ifeoma by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (118 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Ifeoma's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ifeoma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 118 births (29% of all-time use).
Ifeoma by state
Where Ifeoma concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 402 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ifeoma's data
- Ifeoma's decade-level peak was the 1990s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ifeomas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ifeoma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Ifeoma 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.