Girls' name · since 1997
Onyinyechi
Onyinyechi has 147 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
147 girls have been named Onyinyechi since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onyinyechi has been recorded 147 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. 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 2023.
- #22,991 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 147 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Onyinyechi ranks #22,991 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Onyinyechi's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Onyinyechi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Onyinyechi splits its recorded history at 2011: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Onyinyechi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2023
- Peak year (2008)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Onyinyechi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (62 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Onyinyechi's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Onyinyechi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 62 births (42% of all-time use).
Onyinyechi by state
Where Onyinyechi concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 6.8% |
10 of 147 births nationwide.
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- Onyinyechi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Onyinyechis (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Onyinyechi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1997–2023 (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 Onyinyechi 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.