Boys' name · since 1981
Ugochukwu
296 babies named Ugochukwu in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,674 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,147 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 296
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ugochukwu currently ranks #9147 among boys' names in America, with 296 babies recorded since 1981.
Ugochukwu has 296 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9147 as of the latest data, more common than 34% 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 1981 to 2025.
- #10,674 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,147 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 296 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ugochukwu ranks #10,674 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,147 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 296 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,674 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,147 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 296
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ugochukwu's 296 recorded births place it above 76.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ugochukwu compares
296 45th 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
Ugochukwu's all-time total is 20% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ugochukwu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 296 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ugochukwu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ugochukwu splits its recorded history at 2007: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ugochukwu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Ugochukwu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (85 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Ugochukwu's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ugochukwu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 85 births (29% of all-time use).
Ugochukwu by state
Where Ugochukwu concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 296 births nationwide.
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- Ugochukwu's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (85 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ugochukwus (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ugochukwu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Ugochukwu 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.