Chisom
Unisex · CHEE-som · Igbo
Unisex
Chisom is a name of Igbo origin, meaning “God follows me”. In 2025 it ranked 1,690th for girls in the UK (18 babies) and 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).
What does Chisom mean?
Igbo: Igbo name built on chi, personal god or spirit
“God follows me”
An Igbo name built on chi, the personal god or guiding spirit in Igbo belief.
- Say it
- CHEE-som
Is Chisom a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Chisom has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 14 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Chisom in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,690among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were named Chisom, making it the 1,690th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 18 girls. 5 boys were also named Chisom in 2025 (3,747th for boys).
2025 had more girls named Chisom than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Chisom in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 78% of the babies named Chisom in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,639th in England and Wales.
Chisom in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,690 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,957 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 14 | #2,099 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,781 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
How popular is Chisom in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,489among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Chisom, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,079th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 30 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990. 8 boys were also named Chisom in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Chisom in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2017, 67% of the babies named Chisom in the US were girls.
Chisom in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6,079 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2016 | 27 | #4,989 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5,795 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
Names like Chisom
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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