Recorded 1997–2020 Unisex name Peak 2012 92 births

Onyekachi — boys' name

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.

1990s132000s232010s482020s8
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Onyekachi was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

10 babies were named Onyekachi in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Onyekachi

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Onyekachi between 1997 and 2020, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Onyekachi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Onyekachi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Onyekachi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Onyekachi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Onyekachi 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 92 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.

Onyekachi at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

92

Since 1997

24 years of records

Peak year

2012

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1997

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2020

Onyekachi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1997

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2012)
10
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 20202018201620122008200319981997 5

Onyekachi popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 1997 (Onyekachi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 201720081997 6

Onyekachi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
48 births that decade — 52% of Onyekachi's all-time total
1990s132000s232010s482020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Onyekachi?
92 babies have been named Onyekachi since 1997. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2012 with 10 births.
When was Onyekachi most popular?
Onyekachi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Is Onyekachi a unisex name?
Yes, Onyekachi is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 92 births, and as a girl's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Onyekachi been used?
Onyekachi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 24 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Onyekachi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Onyx, Onyxx, Onyedikachi, Onyekachukwu. 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, 1997–2020 (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.