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Chioma

Girl

Meaning of Chioma: Igbo: 'God is good'

Chioma is a girl's name most strongly associated with Igbo naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6036th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1743rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6036

18 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1743

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

998

First recorded 1972 · peak 1997

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 21 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 19 babies1989: 22 babies1990: 24 babies19901991: 15 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 17 babies1994: 22 babies1995: 29 babies1996: 26 babies1997: 40 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 26 babies2000: 28 babies20002001: 23 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 35 babies2004: 30 babies2005: 28 babies2006: 31 babies2007: 27 babies2008: 32 babies2009: 26 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 15 babies2013: 21 babies2014: 23 babies2015: 18 babies2016: 19 babies2017: 21 babies2018: 21 babies2019: 15 babies2020: 23 babies20202021: 23 babies2022: 18 babies2023: 20 babies2024: 17 babies2025: 18 babies
US babies named Chioma per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 40.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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