Recorded 1983–2023 Unisex name Peak 2014 145 births

Uchechukwu — boys' name

145 babies named Uchechukwu in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s172000s462010s512020s14
2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Uchechukwu was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

13 babies were named Uchechukwu in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Uchechukwu

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Uchechukwu between 1983 and 2023, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Uchechukwu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Uchechukwu is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 24 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Uchechukwu performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Uchechukwu shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Uchechukwu 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 145 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.

Uchechukwu at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

145

Since 1983

41 years of records

Peak year

2014

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1983

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2023

Uchechukwu popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1983

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2014)
13
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 20232017201320082004199719841983 5

Uchechukwu popularity over time — girls

24 total births recorded since 1999 (Uchechukwu as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 24 births
6 2006200520001999 6

Uchechukwu by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
51 births that decade — 35% of Uchechukwu's all-time total
1980s171990s172000s462010s512020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Uchechukwu?
145 babies have been named Uchechukwu since 1983. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 13 births.
When was Uchechukwu most popular?
Uchechukwu was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Is Uchechukwu a unisex name?
Yes, Uchechukwu is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 145 births, and as a girl's name it has 24 births.
How long has the name Uchechukwu been used?
Uchechukwu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 41 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Uchechukwu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Uchenna, Uche. 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, 1983–2023 (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.