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Chidubem

Boy

Meaning of Chidubem: Igbo: 'God lead me'

Chidubem is a boy's name most strongly associated with Igbo naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 6194th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1132nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6194

13 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1132

25 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

369

First recorded 1996 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

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: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 11 babies2008: 10 babies2009: 17 babies2010: 13 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 18 babies2013: 22 babies2014: 23 babies2015: 18 babies2016: 28 babies2017: 21 babies2018: 15 babies2019: 8 babies2020: 12 babies20202021: 6 babies2022: 16 babies2023: 11 babies2024: 7 babies2025: 13 babies
US babies named Chidubem per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 28.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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