How Many People Are Named Ugonna?
An estimated 221 people in the United States have the first name Ugonna. It is used for both genders, with 79.0% male. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Ugonna peaked in popularity in 2009 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ugonna 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 Ugonna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
221
About 1 in 1,550,925 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
79.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2009
16 births
Total Registered
224
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ugonna
Ugonna is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (79.0%) and females (21.0%). Out of 224 total births registered, 177 were male and 47 were female.
Ugonna as a male name
Ranked #8,242 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (10 births)
Ugonna as a female name
Ranked #16,707 in 2012
6 female births in 2012
Peak: 2009 (8 births)
Ugonna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ugonna span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 94 babies were registered. Ugonna has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ugonna by Decade
How has Ugonna 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.
Ugonna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ugonna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ugonna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ugonna?
We estimate approximately 221 people named Ugonna 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 1,550,925 Americans share this first name.
Is Ugonna a common name?
Ugonna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 224 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ugonna most popular?
Ugonna reached peak popularity in 2009, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ugonna is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ugonna a male name?
Ugonna is predominantly male. 79.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ugonna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ugonna Smith, Ugonna Johnson, Ugonna 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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