US rank #11245 Boys' name Peak 2004 288 births

Ugochukwu — #11245 US boys' name

288 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.

1980s201990s792000s792010s852020s25
#11245
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Ugochukwu was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

18 babies were named Ugochukwu in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ugochukwu

The Social Security Administration has registered 288 babies named Ugochukwu between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ugochukwu currently holds the #11245 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ugochukwu performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ugochukwu shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ugochukwu in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ugochukwu 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 288 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.

Ugochukwu at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

288

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2004

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,245

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ugochukwu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
18
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 20242018201320082002199619901981 5

Ugochukwu by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
85 births that decade — 30% of Ugochukwu's all-time total
1980s201990s792000s792010s852020s25

Ugochukwu by state

Where Ugochukwu concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ugochukwu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.7%
Texas share of Ugochukwu's total US births 1.7%

5 of 288 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ugochukwu?
288 babies have been named Ugochukwu since 1981. It currently ranks #11245 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 18 births.
When was Ugochukwu most popular?
Ugochukwu was most popular in the 2010s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Ugochukwu most popular?
The top states for the name Ugochukwu are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Ugochukwu been used?
Ugochukwu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ugochukwu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ugo, Ugonna. 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, 1981–2024 (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.