Boys' name · since 1976
Ikechukwu
528 babies named Ikechukwu in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,981 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 528
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ikechukwu currently ranks #10981 among boys' names in America, with 528 babies recorded since 1976.
Ikechukwu has 528 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10981 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of boys, 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 1976 to 2025.
- #7,636 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,981 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 528 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ikechukwu ranks #7,636 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,981 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 528 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,981 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 528
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ikechukwu's 528 recorded births place it above 83.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ikechukwu compares
528 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ikechukwu's all-time total is 43% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ikechukwu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 528 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ikechukwu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ikechukwu splits its recorded history at 2002: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ikechukwu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Ikechukwu by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (149 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Ikechukwu's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ikechukwu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
81 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s
2000s
149 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 149 births (28% of all-time use).
How Ikechukwu compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ikechukwu's total volume
Ikechukwu by state
Where Ikechukwu concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 3.0% |
16 of 528 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ikechukwu's data
- Ikechukwu's decade-level peak was the 2000s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ikechukwus (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ikechukwu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Ikechukwu 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.