How Many People Are Named Ngozi?
An estimated 519 people in the United States have the first name Ngozi. It is predominantly female (95.2%). The average bearer is 29 years old, and Ngozi peaked in popularity in 1997 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ngozi as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ngozi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
519
About 1 in 660,413 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
95.2% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1997
25 births
Total Registered
538
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ngozi
Ngozi is predominantly female (95.2%), though 26 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ngozi as a male name
Ranked #13,674 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 2000 (6 births)
Ngozi as a female name
Ranked #13,048 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (20 births)
Ngozi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ngozi span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 142 babies were registered. While Ngozi is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ngozi by Decade
How has Ngozi tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ngozi by State
Ngozi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ngozi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ngozi
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Ngozi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ngozi?
We estimate approximately 519 people named Ngozi are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 660,413 Americans share this first name.
Is Ngozi a common name?
Ngozi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 538 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ngozi most popular?
Ngozi reached peak popularity in 1997, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ngozi is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ngozi a female name?
Ngozi is predominantly female. 95.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ngozi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ngozi Smith, Ngozi Johnson, Ngozi Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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