Is Chioma a boy or girl name?

Chioma is a girl’s name. Of the 998 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Chioma

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Chioma was most popular in 1997, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,012 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 998 people named Chioma.

Chioma over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chioma’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chioma a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chioma is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 998 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Chioma

Where Chioma is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 5.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org