Recorded 1994–2015 Unisex name Peak 1996 51 births

Ogechukwu — unisex name

51 babies named Ogechukwu in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s282010s10
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Ogechukwu was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ogechukwu in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ogechukwu

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Ogechukwu between 1994 and 2015, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ogechukwu currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Ogechukwu is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2000.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ogechukwu performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ogechukwu shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ogechukwu 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 51 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.

Ogechukwu at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

51

Since 1994

22 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1994

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2015

Ogechukwu popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1994

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201520112006200420032002200019961994 6

Ogechukwu popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 2000 (Ogechukwu as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2000 6

Ogechukwu by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
28 births that decade — 55% of Ogechukwu's all-time total
1990s132000s282010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ogechukwu?
51 babies have been named Ogechukwu since 1994. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Ogechukwu most popular?
Ogechukwu was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Is Ogechukwu a unisex name?
Yes, Ogechukwu is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 51 births, and as a boy's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Ogechukwu been used?
Ogechukwu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 22 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Ogechukwu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ogechi. 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, 1994–2015 (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.