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Ogechi

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ogechi: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #2301 to #5927.19972004201020192025#2301#5927
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795
1997#3824
1999#3900
2002#2301
2004#3197
2007#3218
2008#4524
2010#5707
2013#5742
2017#4763
2019#5591
2022#5669
2024#5891
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 14 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2002: #620 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2301 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #620 in Republic of Ireland in 2002.

Ogechi's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#56693HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#57423HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#45244HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#32186HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#31975HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#23017HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#38243HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#6203HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ogechi is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Ogechi, between 1996 and 2025, in 14 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2002Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200219962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202514#2301 in 2002
Republic of Ireland20021#620 in 2002

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2013; it appears again in 2017.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Ogechi

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #620 in Republic of Ireland in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.