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Chinua

Boy

Meaning of Chinua: Igbo: 'God's own blessing'

Chinua is a boy's name most strongly associated with Igbo naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

20

First recorded 1977 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 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: 0 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 0 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 5 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 5 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Chinua per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 5.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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