Given name & surname
Okpara
“the firstborn son”
Okpara is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “the firstborn son.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “the firstborn son.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Okpara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 461 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Okpara’s family of names
Okpara has a related form in Okparo. Okpara has a related form in Okparra. Okpara has a related form in Okparro.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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