Chibueze
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- chee-boo-EH-zeh
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Chibueze is a boys' name of Igbo origin, meaning “God is king”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Chibueze mean?
Igbo
“God is king”
Built from Igbo chi 'God' and eze 'king'.
Is Chibueze a girl's or a boy's name?
Chibueze is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chibueze in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Chibueze, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Chibueze in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Chibueze in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
How popular is Chibueze in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 9,710th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Chibueze, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Chibueze in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chibueze in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
Nicknames for Chibueze
- Chibu
Names like Chibueze
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tobechukwu, Ayomide, Chukwuebuka, Chidubem, Kenechukwu, Somtochukwu, Boluwatife, Ifechukwu, Kamsiyochukwu, Chiziterem, Ademide, Oluwademilade
More Igbo names
Amara, Munachimso, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Chizaram, Amarachi, Obi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chidera, Chisom, Tobenna, Naetochukwu, Lotanna, Kosisochukwu
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chibueze: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chibueze, updated 20 October 2026.