Tobechukwu
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- toh-beh-CHOO-kwoo
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,008 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Tobechukwu is a boys' name of Igbo origin, meaning “praise God”. In 2025 it ranked 1,008th for boys in the UK (33 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Tobechukwu mean?
Igbo
“praise God”
An Igbo name built on Chukwu, 'God'; it is commonly shortened to Tobe.
Is Tobechukwu a girl's or a boy's name?
Tobechukwu is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tobechukwu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,008th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33 about 1 in 9,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 864% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the UK were named Tobechukwu, making it the 1,008th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 44 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tobechukwu in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Tobechukwu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #1,008 |
| 2024 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2023 | 44 | #816 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Tobechukwu in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,190th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 307% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Tobechukwu, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Tobechukwu in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tobechukwu in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
Nicknames for Tobechukwu
Names like Tobechukwu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kamsiyochukwu, Ifechukwu, Somtochukwu, Kenechukwu, Naetochukwu, Munachimso, Obi, Chidubem, Chukwuebuka, Chiziterem, Ayomide, Obaloluwa
More Igbo names
Amara, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Chizaram, Amarachi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chidera, Chisom, Tobenna, Lotanna, Kosisochukwu, Chikaima, Adaugo, Chioma
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, “Tobechukwu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tobechukwu, updated 20 October 2026.