Tochukwu
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- toh-CHOO-kwoo
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Tochukwu is a boys' name of Igbo origin, meaning “praise God”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Tochukwu mean?
Igbo: Igbo to 'praise' + Chukwu 'God'
“praise God”
An Igbo name from Nigeria, often shortened to Tochi.
Is Tochukwu a girl's or a boy's name?
Tochukwu is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tochukwu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Tochukwu, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2008, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Tochukwu than any year since 2010.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Tochukwu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
Nicknames for Tochukwu
- Tochi
Names like Tochukwu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tobechukwu, Ifechukwu, Somtochukwu, Kenechukwu, Kamsiyochukwu, Naetochukwu, Chidubem, Obi, Chukwuebuka, Chiziterem, Inioluwa, Oluwatobiloba
More Igbo names
Amara, Munachimso, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Chizaram, Amarachi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chidera, Chisom, Tobenna, Lotanna, Kosisochukwu, Chikaima, Adaugo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tochukwu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tochukwu, updated 20 October 2026.