Ugochi

Girls' name

Eagle of God

Ugochi has been given to 107 babies in the U.S. since 1989. 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 2003, with 9 recorded.

Babies named Ugochi, 2014

1 in 530,000

Ugochi over time, 1880–2025

Girls

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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Ugochi: meaning, origin, and history

Eagle of God

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Ugochi means

Ugochi means “eagle of God”.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Ugochi is used in Igbo.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 107 girls were recorded with the name Ugochi between 1989 and 2014. Its highest annual count was 9 in 2003; its best national rank was #11,275 in 2003.

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 Ugochi?

Ugochi had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2014, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2014: 1 in 530,000; 7 of 3,706,812 births
Among girls only: 1 in 255,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2014: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 367,053 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Ugochi 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 2014 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 367,053 children born in 2014 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Ugochi. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ugochis were born

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

Median birth year: 2003; About 22 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 55.1% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 95.3%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 107; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 55.1% of all recorded uses (59).

Is Ugochi 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 2003 (9)
Years since peak: 22; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 33.1% average annual change
Best rank ever: #11,275; 2003

Ugochi around the world

Where Ugochi 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
2005–2024
#4,844
in 2024

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

Ugochi 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: #11,275; 2003
Peak year: 2003; 9 that year
First recorded: 1989
Last recorded: 2014
All-time count: 107
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Ugochi

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

Ugonna Munachi Ogechi Xochi Olachi Saachi Zirachi Nkechi Malachi Oluchi Ruchi Uchechi Michi Prachi Tochi Kelechi Sachi Sanchi Amarachi Saanchi Yachi Sochi Osinachi Suchi

Sibling names for Ugochi

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

Shreya Anastacia Delanie Abigale Ashtyn Hailie Kayli Sydnee

For a brother

Alexandre Jair Keven Kadin Estevan Dallin Keon Zakary

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