Total births
27
Boys' name · since 2004
Oghenetega
27 babies named Oghenetega in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 2004–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Oghenetega is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 27 have been recorded since 2004.
Oghenetega has 27 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2023.
- 27 total births
- 2004–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
27 boys have been named Oghenetega since 2004, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.
- 27
- total births
- 2004–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Oghenetega was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
6 babies were named Oghenetega in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
Oghenetega's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oghenetega's full recorded timeline at 2018, 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 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oghenetega at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2004
Oghenetega popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2023
- Peak year (2017)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Oghenetega by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Oghenetega's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Oghenetega births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Oghenetega? ▼
Oghenetega has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 6 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
When was Oghenetega most popular? ▼
Oghenetega was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Oghenetega been used? ▼
Records for Oghenetega go back to 2004, giving 20 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Oghenetega? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ogheneruno, Oghenebrume. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Oghenetega's data
- Oghenetega's decade-level peak was the 2010s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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 June 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, 2004–2023 (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. "Oghenetega: Baby Name Since 2004 - 27 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/oghenetega. 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 Oghenetega 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 June 2026.