Recorded 1998–2023 Unisex name Peak 2009 128 births

Somtochukwu — boys' name

128 babies named Somtochukwu in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s262010s782020s19
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Somtochukwu was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

14 babies were named Somtochukwu in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Somtochukwu

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Somtochukwu between 1998 and 2023, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Somtochukwu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Somtochukwu is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 26 additional births since 2003.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Somtochukwu performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Somtochukwu shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Somtochukwu in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Somtochukwu 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 128 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.

Somtochukwu at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

128

Since 1998

26 years of records

Peak year

2009

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1998

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2023

Somtochukwu popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1998

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
14
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
46810121416 2023201920162013201020041998 5

Somtochukwu popularity over time — girls

26 total births recorded since 2003 (Somtochukwu as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
4.555.566.5 20162014201320112003 5

Somtochukwu by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
78 births that decade — 61% of Somtochukwu's all-time total
1990s52000s262010s782020s19

Somtochukwu by state

Where Somtochukwu concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Somtochukwu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 4.7%
Texas share of Somtochukwu's total US births 4.7%

6 of 128 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Somtochukwu?
128 babies have been named Somtochukwu since 1998. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 14 births.
When was Somtochukwu most popular?
Somtochukwu was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Somtochukwu most popular?
The top states for the name Somtochukwu are Texas (6 births).
Is Somtochukwu a unisex name?
Yes, Somtochukwu is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 128 births, and as a girl's name it has 26 births.
How long has the name Somtochukwu been used?
Somtochukwu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 26 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Somtochukwu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soma, Somnang, Som, Somers, and 1 more. 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, 1998–2023 (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.