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Chukwuemeka
OriginIgbo
Meaning"God has done something great"
About Chukwuemeka
Often shortened to Emeka, as in basketball player Emeka Okafor.
Pronounced chook-woo-eh-MEH-kah.
As of October 2026, Chukwuemeka ranked #9073 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2858 in 1982.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,423 | 22 | 11.5 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,960 | 19 | 10.5 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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