Unisex name · since 1983
Uchechukwu
Uchechukwu has 151 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,721 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,046 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 151
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Uchechukwu currently ranks #11046 among unisex names in America, with 151 babies recorded since 1983.
Uchechukwu has 151 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11046 as of the latest data, more common than 21% 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 1983 to 2025.
- #14,721 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,046 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 151 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uchechukwu ranks #14,721 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,046 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 151 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,721 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,046 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 151
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Uchechukwu's 151 recorded births place it above 67.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Uchechukwu compares
151 33rd 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
Uchechukwu's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Uchechukwu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 151 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Uchechukwu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Uchechukwu's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Uchechukwu popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Uchechukwu popularity over time - girls
24 total births recorded since 1999 (Uchechukwu as girls' name)
Uchechukwu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (51 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Uchechukwu's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Uchechukwu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 51 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Uchechukwu's data
- Uchechukwu's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Uchechukwu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Uchechukwu 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.