Girls' name · since 1980
Ogechi
296 babies named Ogechi in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,026 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,249 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 296
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
296 babies have been named Ogechi since 1980, making it today's #12249 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ogechi has been recorded 296 times among girls since 1980, currently ranked #12249 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #16,026 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,249 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 296 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ogechi ranks #16,026 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,249 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 296 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,026 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,249 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 296
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ogechi's 296 recorded births place it above 77.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ogechi compares
296 45th percentile among 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
Ogechi's all-time total is 21% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ogechi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 296 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ogechi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ogechi's full recorded timeline at 2001, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ogechi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Ogechi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (89 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Ogechi's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Ogechi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 89 births (30% of all-time use).
Ogechi by state
Where Ogechi concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 296 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ogechi's data
- Ogechi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ogechis (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ogechi: 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 (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Ogechi 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.