Chikamso
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- chee-KAHM-soh
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,101 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Unisex
Chikamso is a name of Igbo origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,101st for girls in the UK (8 babies) and 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
Where does Chikamso come from?
Igbo: Igbo name built on Chi 'God'
Is Chikamso a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Chikamso has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 7 boys in the UK and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Chikamso in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,101among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 600% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the UK were named Chikamso, making it the 3,101st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,326th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 8 girls. 7 boys were also named Chikamso in 2025 (3,021st for boys).
In 2025, 53% of the babies named Chikamso in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales.
Chikamso in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
How popular is Chikamso in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Chikamso, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2015, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 2013.
Half of all the boys named Chikamso in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chikamso in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
Nicknames for Chikamso
Names like Chikamso
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chisimdi Munachimso Chioma Kamsiyochukwu Tiaraoluwa Amarachukwu Zinachimdi Chisom Kosisochukwu Chizaram Chimkasimma Ireoluwa
More Igbo names
Amara Chimamanda Jidenna Amarachi Tobechukwu Obi Mazi Adanna Adaeze Chidera Chidubem Ifechukwu Tobenna Chiziterem Naetochukwu Lotanna
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, “Chikamso: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chikamso, updated 20 October 2026.