Chioma
Chioma is a common female given name and surname of Igbo origin. It means "good chi."
Meaning & Origin of Chioma
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chioma is a common female given name and surname of Igbo origin. It means "good chi."
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The Story of Chioma
Chioma first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 40 Chiomas were born — ranking #2,977 that year. As of 2026, Chioma ranks #6,779 for baby girls with 16 births, gradually falling (-15%). In total, more than 1K Chiomas 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 Chioma
Chioma is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Chioma's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #2,977. Use the chart and map above to compare Chioma'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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