Total births
51
Boys' name · since 1990
Okoye
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.
- 51
- total births
- 1990–1995
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Okoye sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 51 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Okoye has been recorded 51 times among boys since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 1995.
- 51 total births
- 1990–1995 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
51 boys have been named Okoye since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.
- 51
- total births
- 1990–1995
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Okoye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Okoye's full recorded timeline at 1992, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
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 · 1990–1995
- 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
1990s was Okoye's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Okoye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 51 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Okoye? ▼
Okoye has been given to 51 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 16 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Okoye since 1990 -- 6 years through the most recent 1995 data.
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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, 1990–1995 (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. "Okoye: Baby Name Since 1990 - 51 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/okoye. 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 Okoye 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.