US rank #7969 Unisex name Peak 2011 177 births

Ugonna — #7969 US boys' name

177 babies named Ugonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s302000s582010s662020s23
#7969
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Ugonna was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ugonna in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ugonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Ugonna between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ugonna currently holds the #7969 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Ugonna is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 47 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ugonna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ugonna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ugonna 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 177 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.

Ugonna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

177

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2011

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,969

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ugonna popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
10
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4681012 2024201820142009200419991993 5

Ugonna popularity over time — girls

47 total births recorded since 1997 (Ugonna as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 47 births
456789 20122009200820052004200320021997 5

Ugonna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
66 births that decade — 37% of Ugonna's all-time total
1990s302000s582010s662020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ugonna?
177 babies have been named Ugonna since 1993. It currently ranks #7969 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 10 births.
When was Ugonna most popular?
Ugonna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Ugonna a unisex name?
Yes, Ugonna is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 177 births, and as a girl's name it has 47 births.
How long has the name Ugonna been used?
Ugonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ugonna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ugo, Ugochukwu. 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, 1993–2024 (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.