Recorded 1979–2012 Boys' name Peak 1995 100 births

Okechukwu — boys' name

100 babies named Okechukwu in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s161990s402000s222010s15
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Okechukwu was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

9 babies were named Okechukwu in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Okechukwu

The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Okechukwu between 1979 and 2012, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Okechukwu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Okechukwu performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Okechukwu shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Okechukwu 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 100 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.

Okechukwu at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

100

Since 1979

34 years of records

Peak year

1995

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1979

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2012

Okechukwu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1979

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Okechukwu by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
40 births that decade — 40% of Okechukwu's all-time total
1970s71980s161990s402000s222010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Okechukwu?
100 babies have been named Okechukwu since 1979. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1995 with 9 births.
When was Okechukwu most popular?
Okechukwu was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Okechukwu been used?
Okechukwu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 34 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Okechukwu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Okey, Okeith. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–2012 (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.