Recorded 1997–2023 Girls' name Peak 2008 147 births

Onyinyechi — girls' name

147 babies named Onyinyechi in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s622010s622020s11
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Onyinyechi was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

12 babies were named Onyinyechi in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Onyinyechi

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Onyinyechi between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Onyinyechi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Onyinyechi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Onyinyechi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Onyinyechi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Onyinyechi 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 147 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.

Onyinyechi at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

147

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

2008

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Onyinyechi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
12
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 2023201820152011200720021997 5

Onyinyechi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
62 births that decade — 42% of Onyinyechi's all-time total
1990s122000s622010s622020s11

Onyinyechi by state

Where Onyinyechi concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Onyinyechi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 6.8%
Texas share of Onyinyechi's total US births 6.8%

10 of 147 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Onyinyechi?
147 babies have been named Onyinyechi since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 12 births.
When was Onyinyechi most popular?
Onyinyechi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Onyinyechi most popular?
The top states for the name Onyinyechi are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Onyinyechi been used?
Onyinyechi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Onyinyechi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Onyx, Onya, Onyinye, Onyinyechukwu, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1997–2023 (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.