Chibuikem
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- chee-boo-EE-kem
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Chibuikem is a boys' name of Igbo origin, meaning “God is my strength”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Chibuikem mean?
Igbo: Igbo sentence name
“God is my strength”
A fuller form of Chibuike, 'God is strength', with the ending -m, 'my'.
Is Chibuikem a girl's or a boy's name?
Chibuikem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chibuikem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 425% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Chibuikem, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Chibuikem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Chibuikem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
How popular is Chibuikem in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Chibuikem in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chibuikem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Names like Chibuikem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chidubem, Chiziterem, Tobechukwu, Chukwuebuka, Somtochukwu, Kenechukwu, Ifechukwu, Kamsiyochukwu, Munachimso, Naetochukwu, Obi, Ayomide
More Igbo names
Amara, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Chizaram, Amarachi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chidera, Chisom, Tobenna, Lotanna, Kosisochukwu, Chikaima, Adaugo, Chioma
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, “Chibuikem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chibuikem, updated 20 October 2026.