Chinyere
Chinyere is a common Igbo given name that means “God provides”. It can be an element in longer names, such as Nkechinyere. It is unisex, but more common for girls.
Meaning & Origin of Chinyere
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chinyere is a common Igbo given name that means “God provides”. It can be an element in longer names, such as Nkechinyere. It is unisex, but more common for girls.
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The Story of Chinyere
Chinyere first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 24 Chinyeres were born — ranking #4,236 that year. As of 2026, Chinyere ranks #13,458 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 585 Chinyeres have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Chinyere
Chinyere is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 585 births in the dataset. Chinyere's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #4,236. Use the chart and map above to compare Chinyere'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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