Chukwuemeka
Chukwuemeka is a common Igbo male name and surname meaning "God has done great". It is commonly shortened to Emeka.
Meaning & Origin of Chukwuemeka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chukwuemeka is a common Igbo male name and surname meaning "God has done great". It is commonly shortened to Emeka.
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The Story of Chukwuemeka
Chukwuemeka first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 26 Chukwuemekas were born — ranking #3,443 that year. As of 2026, Chukwuemeka ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-40%). In total, more than 675 Chukwuemekas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Chukwuemeka
Chukwuemeka is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 675 births in the dataset. Chukwuemeka's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #3,443. Use the chart and map above to compare Chukwuemeka's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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