Chima
Boy · CHEE-ma · Igbo
Chima is a boys' name of Igbo origin, meaning “God knows”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Chima mean?
Igbo: Igbo, from Chi 'God' and ma 'knows'
“God knows”
Igbo name from Chi (God) and ma (to know), often a short form of longer names such as Chimaobi.
- Say it
- CHEE-ma
Is Chima a girl's or a boy's name?
Chima is a boys' name.
How popular is Chima in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 5 boys.
Chima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Chima in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Chima in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chima in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
Names like Chima
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chukwuebuka Chidubem Obi Oluwatobiloba Ifeoluwa Tobechukwu Inioluwa Obaloluwa Ireoluwa Kenechukwu Araoluwa Enioluwa
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