Ugochukwu
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oo-goh-CHOO-kwoo
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Ugochukwu is a boys' name of Igbo origin, meaning “glory of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Ugochukwu mean?
Igbo: from ugo 'eagle, glory' + Chukwu 'God'
“glory of God”
Is Ugochukwu a girl's or a boy's name?
Ugochukwu is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ugochukwu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Ugochukwu, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ugochukwu in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Ugochukwu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Ugochukwu in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 210,000 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, 8 boys in the US were named Ugochukwu, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2004, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Ugochukwu in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ugochukwu in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
Nicknames for Ugochukwu
- Ugo 3 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Ugochukwu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tobechukwu, Kenechukwu, Somtochukwu, Ifechukwu, Kamsiyochukwu, Naetochukwu, Chukwuebuka, Chidubem, Obi, Munachimso, Ayomide, Chiziterem
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, “Ugochukwu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ugochukwu, updated 20 October 2026.