Chibueze
Chibueze is a given name and a surname of Igbo origin that means "God is king" or “My guardian is king”. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Chibueze
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chibueze is a given name and a surname of Igbo origin that means "God is king" or “My guardian is king”. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Chibueze
Chibueze first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 12 births, good for #6,619 nationwide. About 38% of every Chibueze on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Chibueze last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 172 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Chibueze most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Nigeria82%
- NE14%
- United States2%
- United Kingdom1%
- KN1%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Chibueze
Phonetically similar names — useful when Chibueze is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Abuse
- Chubs
- Chubbs
- Abus
- Chuse
- Subways
- Debuts
- Imbues
- Jubblies
- Tableaus
- Mabuse
- Chippies
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Chibueze
Chibueze is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 172 births in the dataset. Chibueze's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #6,619. Use the chart and map above to compare Chibueze's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.