Chidinma
Chidinma is a very common female name of Igbo origin. It means “God is good” and is also spelled Chidimma.
Meaning & Origin of Chidinma
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chidinma is a very common female name of Igbo origin. It means “God is good” and is also spelled Chidimma.
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The Story of Chidinma
Chidinma first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 21 Chidinmas were born — ranking #4,739 that year. As of 2026, Chidinma ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 339 Chidinmas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Chidinma
Chidinma is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 339 births in the dataset. Chidinma's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #4,739. Use the chart and map above to compare Chidinma'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 .
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