Unisex name · since 1998
Somtochukwu
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 133 babies named Somtochukwu, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,751 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 133
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Somtochukwu currently ranks #12751 among unisex names in America, with 133 babies recorded since 1998.
Somtochukwu has 133 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12751 as of the latest data, more common than 8% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #15,567 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,751 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 133 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Somtochukwu ranks #15,567 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,751 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 133 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,751 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 133
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Somtochukwu's 133 recorded births place it above 65.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Somtochukwu compares
133 30th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Somtochukwu's all-time total is 64% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Somtochukwu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 133 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Somtochukwu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Somtochukwu's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Somtochukwu popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Somtochukwu popularity over time - girls
31 total births recorded since 2003 (Somtochukwu as girls' name)
Somtochukwu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (78 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Somtochukwu's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Somtochukwu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78 births (59% of all-time use).
Somtochukwu by state
Where Somtochukwu concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 4.5% |
6 of 133 births nationwide.
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What to do with Somtochukwu's data
- Somtochukwu's decade-level peak was the 2010s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Somtochukwus (6 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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Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Somtochukwu 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.