Total births
41
Girls' name · since 1981
Nkechinyere
41 babies named Nkechinyere in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 41
- total births
- 1981–2004
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Nkechinyere is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 41 have been recorded since 1981.
Nkechinyere has 41 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2004.
- 41 total births
- 1981–2004 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
41 girls have been named Nkechinyere since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2004.
- 41
- total births
- 1981–2004
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Nkechinyere was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
8 babies were named Nkechinyere in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
Nkechinyere's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nkechinyere's full recorded timeline at 1995, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nkechinyere at a glance
Last recorded 2004Peak year
2004
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Nkechinyere popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2004
- Peak year (2004)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Nkechinyere by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Nkechinyere's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Nkechinyere births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nkechinyere? ▼
Since 1981, Social Security records show 41 babies named Nkechinyere. The most recent recorded year was 2004. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 8 births.
When was Nkechinyere most popular? ▼
Nkechinyere was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Nkechinyere been used? ▼
Records for Nkechinyere go back to 1981, giving 24 years of history through 2004.
What names are similar to Nkechinyere? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nkechi, Nkenge, Nkemdilim, Nkem. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Nkechinyere's data
- Nkechinyere's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2000s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1981–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nkechinyere: Baby Name Since 1981 - 41 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nkechinyere. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nkechinyere 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 July 2026.