Okechukwu
Okechukwu is a given name and a surname. People with the given name are sometimes known as Okey.
Meaning & Origin of Okechukwu
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Okechukwu is a given name and a surname. People with the given name are sometimes known as Okey.
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The Story of Okechukwu
Okechukwu first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1979, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 9 Okechukwus were born — ranking #5,928 that year. As of 2026, Okechukwu ranks #8,862 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 100 Okechukwus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Okechukwu
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About the name Okechukwu
Okechukwu is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 100 births in the dataset. Okechukwu's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #5,928. Use the chart and map above to compare Okechukwu'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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