Recorded 1974–2008 Girls' name Peak 1996 40 births

Uzoamaka — girls' name

40 babies named Uzoamaka in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s171990s122000s6
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Uzoamaka was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Uzoamaka in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Uzoamaka

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Uzoamaka between 1974 and 2008, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Uzoamaka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Uzoamaka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Uzoamaka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Uzoamaka 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 40 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.

Uzoamaka at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

40

Since 1974

35 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1974

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2008

Uzoamaka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1974

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2008199619921989198819851974 5

Uzoamaka by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 43% of Uzoamaka's all-time total
1970s51980s171990s122000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Uzoamaka?
40 babies have been named Uzoamaka since 1974. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Uzoamaka most popular?
Uzoamaka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Uzoamaka been used?
Uzoamaka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 35 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Uzoamaka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Uzoma. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1974–2008 (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.