Chukwuma
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- choo-KWOO-ma
- Origin
- Igbo
Chukwuma is a boys' name of Igbo origin, meaning “God knows”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Chukwuma mean?
Igbo: Igbo, from Chukwu 'God' and ma 'knows'
“God knows”
Igbo name from Chukwu, the Igbo name for God, with ma, meaning knows.
Is Chukwuma a girl's or a boy's name?
Chukwuma is a boys' name.
How popular is Chukwuma in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 5 boys.
Chukwuma in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
How popular is Chukwuma in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the boys named Chukwuma in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chukwuma in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
Nicknames for Chukwuma
- Chuks
Names like Chukwuma
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chukwuebuka Chidubem Tobechukwu Oluwatobiloba Ifeoluwa Kenechukwu Somtochukwu Obaloluwa Enioluwa Inioluwa Araoluwa Ireoluwa
More Igbo names
Amara Munachimso Chimamanda Jidenna Kamsiyochukwu Chizaram Amarachi Obi Mazi Adanna Adaeze Chidera Ifechukwu Chisom Tobenna Chiziterem
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, “Chukwuma: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chukwuma, updated 20 October 2026.