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Ugonna

Boy

Meaning of Ugonna: Igbo: 'father's pride'

Ugonna is a boy's name most strongly associated with Igbo naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7693rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7693

10 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

234

First recorded 1993 · peak 2009

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 11 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 14 babies2009: 16 babies2010: 6 babies20102011: 10 babies2012: 6 babies2013: 8 babies2014: 5 babies2015: 9 babies2016: 7 babies2017: 5 babies2018: 10 babies2019: 6 babies2020: 5 babies20202021: 8 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 10 babies
US babies named Ugonna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 16.

Gender split

80% boys · 20% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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