Total births
51
Recorded 1990–1995 Boys' name Peak 1991 51 births
Okoye — boys' name
51 babies named Okoye in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1990s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Okoye was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
16 babies were named Okoye in 1991 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Okoye
The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Okoye between 1990 and 1995, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Okoye currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 16 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Okoye performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Okoye 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.
Okoye at a glance
Last recorded 1995Peak year
1991
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1990
Okoye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1990
- Peak year (1991)
- 16
- Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
Okoye by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 51 births that decade — 100% of Okoye's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Okoye? ▼
51 babies have been named Okoye since 1990. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1991 with 16 births.
When was Okoye most popular? ▼
Okoye was most popular in the 1990s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Okoye been used? ▼
Okoye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 6 years of data through 1995.
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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, 1990–1995 (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.