Chimaobi
Chimaobi is a male given name and occasional surname of Igbo origin that means "God knows the heart”.
Meaning & Origin of Chimaobi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chimaobi is a male given name and occasional surname of Igbo origin that means "God knows the heart”.
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The Story of Chimaobi
The earliest SSA record of Chimaobi as a baby boy name dates back to 1998, when 7 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Chimaobi — #7,427 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Chimaobis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 79 Chimaobis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Chimaobi
Chimaobi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 79 births in the dataset. Chimaobi's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #7,427. Use the chart and map above to compare Chimaobi'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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