Recorded 1972–2023 Girls' name Peak 1999 392 births

Ifeoma — girls' name

392 babies named Ifeoma in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s771990s1182000s862010s612020s23
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Ifeoma was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

17 babies were named Ifeoma in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ifeoma

The Social Security Administration has registered 392 babies named Ifeoma between 1972 and 2023, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ifeoma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ifeoma performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ifeoma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ifeoma in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ifeoma 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 392 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.

Ifeoma at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

392

Since 1972

52 years of records

Peak year

1999

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1972

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ifeoma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1972

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1999)
17
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 20232015200920021996199019821972 7

Ifeoma by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
118 births that decade — 30% of Ifeoma's all-time total
1970s271980s771990s1182000s862010s612020s23

Ifeoma by state

Where Ifeoma concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ifeoma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.3%
New York share of Ifeoma's total US births 1.3%

5 of 392 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ifeoma?
392 babies have been named Ifeoma since 1972. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1999 with 17 births.
When was Ifeoma most popular?
Ifeoma was most popular in the 1990s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Ifeoma most popular?
The top states for the name Ifeoma are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Ifeoma been used?
Ifeoma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 52 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ifeoma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ifeoluwa, Ife, Ifetayo, Ifeyinwa, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1972–2023 (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.