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Chimamanda

Girl

Meaning of Chimamanda: Igbo: 'my God will not fail me'

Chimamanda is a girl's name most strongly associated with Igbo naming. It has 10 letters and 4 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4558th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 547th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4558

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#547

71 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

541

First recorded 2008 · peak 2018

Trend

falling

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: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 6 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 14 babies20102011: 14 babies2012: 26 babies2013: 32 babies2014: 31 babies2015: 43 babies2016: 34 babies2017: 55 babies2018: 60 babies2019: 35 babies2020: 37 babies20202021: 27 babies2022: 27 babies2023: 33 babies2024: 32 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Chimamanda per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 60.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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