Onyekachi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-nyeh-KAH-chee
- Origin
- Igbo
Onyekachi is a boys' name of Igbo origin, meaning “who is greater than God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Onyekachi mean?
Igbo: Igbo onye 'who' + ka 'greater than' + chi 'God'
“who is greater than God”
Is Onyekachi a girl's or a boy's name?
Onyekachi is a boys' name.
How popular is Onyekachi in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 4 boys.
Onyekachi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Onyekachi in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Onyekachi in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Onyekachi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Nicknames for Onyekachi
- Kachi
Names like Onyekachi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obi, Oluwatobi, Oluwadarasimi, Somtochukwu, Kenechukwu, Tobechukwu, Ifechukwu, Oluwafikayomi, Kamsiyochukwu, Oluwatobiloba, Chukwuebuka, Obaloluwa
More Igbo names
Amara, Munachimso, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Chizaram, Amarachi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chidera, Chidubem, Chisom, Tobenna, Chiziterem, Naetochukwu, Lotanna
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, “Onyekachi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/onyekachi, updated 20 October 2026.