Chukwuka
Chukwuka is a Nigerian male given name and surname of Igbo origin. It means "God is great" or "God is mighty”. It can be used in longer names, such us Chukwukadibia and Chukwukamma.
Meaning & Origin of Chukwuka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chukwuka is a Nigerian male given name and surname of Igbo origin. It means "God is great" or "God is mighty”. It can be used in longer names, such us Chukwukadibia and Chukwukamma.
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The Story of Chukwuka
American parents first put Chukwuka on the record books as a baby boy name in 1987, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 8 Chukwukas were born — ranking #6,843 that year. About 37% of every Chukwuka on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Chukwuka last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 83 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Chukwuka
Chukwuka is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 83 births in the dataset. Chukwuka's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #6,843. Use the chart and map above to compare Chukwuka'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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