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Chido

Gender
Girl
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Chido is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Where does Chido come from?

Shona name from Zimbabwe

Is Chido a girl's or a boy's name?

Chido is a girls' name.

How popular is Chido in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 5 girls.

2003Busiest: 5 in 20092022
Chido in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20221#7,487
20210–
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20150–
20140–
20134#4,953
20120–
20110–
20104#4,931
20095#4,141
20080–
20073#5,415
20060–
20050–
20043#4,789
20033#4,560

Names like Chido

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Chido: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chido, updated 20 October 2026.