Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 31% girls / 69% boys
Kelechi is a common Igbo given name that means "thank God”. Similarly, there is the name Kelechukwu. The Onitsha people spell them Kenechi/Kenechukwu respectively.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kelechi yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 6 | #5,731 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,594 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,278 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,466 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,112 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,551 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,137 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,917 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,142 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,299 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,230 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,583 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,277 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,257 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,510 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,970 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,112 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,248 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,486 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,289 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,726 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,882 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,674 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,876 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,986 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,345 |
| 2011 | 7 | #10,231 |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,164 |
| 2013 | 14 | #6,087 |
| 2014 | 14 | #6,154 |
| 2015 | 8 | #9,181 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,229 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,910 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,210 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,256 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,262 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,371 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 2023 | 10 | #8,001 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,634 |
