Nnamdi
Nnamdi is an Igbo male given name. It means "my father lives". Traditionally, boys born shortly after the death of a father, grandfather, or great-grandfather were named Nnamdi, as they were believed to be reincarnations; but neither this practice nor belief are widely observed anymore. The Yoruba have a similar name: Babatunde.
Meaning & Origin of Nnamdi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nnamdi is an Igbo male given name. It means "my father lives". Traditionally, boys born shortly after the death of a father, grandfather, or great-grandfather were named Nnamdi, as they were believed to be reincarnations; but neither this practice nor belief are widely observed anymore. The Yoruba have a similar name: Babatunde.
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The Story of Nnamdi
Nnamdi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1976, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 34 births, good for #2,396 nationwide. About 25% of every Nnamdi on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nnamdi ranks #6,215 for baby boys with 14 births, falling sharply (-23%). All told, over 825 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Nnamdi
Nnamdi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 825 births in the dataset. Nnamdi's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #2,396. Use the chart and map above to compare Nnamdi'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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