Chima
Chima is a name with a single cultural origin: Igbo.
- Igbo
Meaning & Origin of Chima
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chima is a name with a single cultural origin: Igbo.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Igbo
The Story of Chima
The earliest SSA record of Chima as a baby boy name dates back to 1978, when 9 babies received it. 2002 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Chima — #5,131 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Chimas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 288 Chimas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Chima
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Chima. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Chuks
- Chukwuma
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About the name Chima
Chima is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 288 births in the dataset. Chima's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #5,131. Use the chart and map above to compare Chima'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.