Unisex name · since 1997
Onyekachi
92 babies named Onyekachi in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,976 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 92
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
92 boys have been named Onyekachi since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onyekachi has been recorded 92 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2020.
- #17,976 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 92 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onyekachi ranks #17,976 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,976 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 92
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Onyekachi's 92 recorded births place it above 60.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Onyekachi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Onyekachi's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Onyekachi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2020
- Peak year (2012)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Onyekachi popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1997 (Onyekachi as girls' name)
Onyekachi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (48 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Onyekachi's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Onyekachi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 48 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Onyekachi's data
- Onyekachi's decade-level peak was the 2010s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Onyekachi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1997–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Onyekachi 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 August 2026.