Ogechukwu

UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

God's time

Ogechukwu has been given to 57 babies in the U.S. since 1994. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1996, with 7 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 89% girls, 11% boys all-time.

Babies named Ogechukwu, 2015

1 in 740,000

Ogechukwu over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Ogechukwu over time

In 2015, Ogechukwu went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19942015

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Ogechukwu: meaning, origin, and history

God's time

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Ogechukwu means

Ogechukwu means “God's time”.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Ogechukwu is used in Igbo.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 51 girls were recorded with the name Ogechukwu between 1994 and 2015. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1996; its best national rank was #11,448 in 1996.

In the United States, 6 boys were recorded with the name Ogechukwu between 2000 and 2000. Its highest annual count was 6 in 2000; its best national rank was #9,972 in 2000.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Ogechukwu?

Ogechukwu had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2015, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2015: 1 in 740,000; 5 of 3,701,574 births
Among girls only: 1 in 357,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2015: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 513,148 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Ogechukwu sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2015 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 513,148 children born in 2015 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Ogechukwu. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ogechukwus were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Ogechukwu was born before 2003 — so the typical Ogechukwu is around 22 today.

Median birth year: 2003; About 22 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 54.9% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 51; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 54.9% of all recorded uses (28).

Is Ogechukwu rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1996 (7)
Years since peak: 29; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Steady; 8.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #11,448; 1996

Ogechukwu around the world

Where Ogechukwu ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2001–2024
#5,892
in 2024

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ogechukwu by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #11,448; 1996
Peak year: 1996; 7 that year
First recorded: 1994
Last recorded: 2015
All-time count: 51
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #9,972; 2000
Peak year: 2000; 6 that year
First recorded: 2000
Last recorded: 2000
All-time count: 6
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Ogechukwu

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Ogechukwu

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

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For a brother

Austyn Claudio Dontae Deion Hernan Dangelo Samual Tristin

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