How Many People Are Named Okoye?
An estimated 50 people in the United States have the first name Okoye. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Okoye peaked in popularity in 1991 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Okoye 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 Okoye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Okoye is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
50
About 1 in 6,855,087 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1991
16 births
Total Registered
51
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Okoye
Okoye is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 51 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Okoye as a male name
Ranked #9,890 in 1995
5 male births in 1995
Peak: 1991 (16 births)
Okoye: Popularity Over Time
Okoye by Decade
How has Okoye 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51 | 51 | 0 | |
Okoye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Okoye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Okoye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Okoye?
We estimate approximately 50 people named Okoye 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 6,855,087 Americans share this first name.
Is Okoye a common name?
Okoye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 51 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Okoye most popular?
Okoye reached peak popularity in 1991, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Okoye is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Okoye a male name?
Okoye is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Okoye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Okoye Smith, Okoye Johnson, Okoye 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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