Is Uchenna a boy or girl name?

Uchenna is a unisex name. Of the 632 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 30.1% were girls and 69.9% were boys.

Uchenna

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Uchenna was most popular in 2004, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,336 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 632 people named Uchenna.

Uchenna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Uchenna’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Uchenna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Uchenna is a unisex name — 30.1% of the 632 Americans given it were girls and 69.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org