Total births
187
Unisex name · since 1993
Ugonna
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 187 babies named Ugonna, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8002
- among boys today
- 187
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 44%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Ugonna is the #8002 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 187 recorded since 1993.
Ugonna has 187 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8002 as of the latest data, more common than 44% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #8002 among boys today
- 187 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
- 44% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ugonna is currently the #8002 unisex name in America, more common than 44% of boys - 187 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8002
- among boys today
- 187
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 44%
- more common than other boys
Ugonna vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8002
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 44% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
35% 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.
How Ugonna compares
187 37th percentile among 14,294 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
Ugonna's all-time total is 49% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ugonna | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 187 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 23 | 22,252 |
Ugonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ugonna's full recorded timeline at 2010, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ugonna at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2011
Current rank
#8,002
Active since
1993
Ugonna popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Ugonna popularity over time - girls
47 total births recorded since 1997 (Ugonna as girls' name)
Ugonna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Ugonna's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ugonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 66 births (35% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ugonna? ▼
Ugonna has been given to 187 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #8002 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
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 187 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 33 years of data through 2025.
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.
What to do with Ugonna's data
- Ugonna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (66 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ugonna: #8002 Unisex Name - 187 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ugonna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ugonna 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 June 2026.