Ebubechukwu
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- eh-boo-beh-CHOO-kwoo
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
Ebubechukwu is a name of Igbo origin, meaning “glory of God”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Ebubechukwu mean?
Igbo: Igbo, from ebube 'glory' + Chukwu 'God'
“glory of God”
Often shortened to Ebube, 'glory', in everyday use.
Is Ebubechukwu a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ebubechukwu has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 8 boys in the UK.
How popular is Ebubechukwu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 190% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Ebubechukwu, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 12 boys. 6 girls were also named Ebubechukwu in 2025 (3,776th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ebubechukwu in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 43% of the babies named Ebubechukwu in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Ebubechukwu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
How popular is Ebubechukwu in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Ebubechukwu in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ebubechukwu in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
Nicknames for Ebubechukwu
- Ebube
Names like Ebubechukwu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kamsiyochukwu Tobechukwu Naetochukwu Somtochukwu Ifechukwu Kenechukwu Chukwuebuka Enioluwa Obi Ireoluwa Obaloluwa Boluwatife
More Igbo names
Amara Munachimso Chimamanda Jidenna Chizaram Amarachi Mazi Adanna Adaeze Chidera Chidubem Chisom Tobenna Chiziterem Lotanna Kosisochukwu
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ebubechukwu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ebubechukwu, updated 20 October 2026.