Ifunanyachukwu
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ee-foo-nan-ya-CHOO-kwoo
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
Ifunanyachukwu is a girls' name of Igbo origin, meaning “love of God”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies).
What does Ifunanyachukwu mean?
Igbo: ifunanya 'love' + Chukwu 'God'
“love of God”
The fuller form of Ifunanya, the Igbo word for love.
Is Ifunanyachukwu a girl's or a boy's name?
Ifunanyachukwu is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ifunanyachukwu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,856th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Ifunanyachukwu, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls.
2025 had the most girls named Ifunanyachukwu of any year since it first appeared, in 2008.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Ifunanyachukwu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
Nicknames for Ifunanyachukwu
- Ifunanya 7 girls in the UK in 2025
- Nanya
- Ify
Names like Ifunanyachukwu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kamsiyochukwu, Kosisochukwu, Amarachukwu, Imisioluwa, Tiaraoluwa, Ireoluwa, Morireoluwa, Inioluwa, Ifeoluwa, Oluwanifemi, Chisimdi, Anjolaoluwa
More Igbo names
Amara, Munachimso, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Chizaram, Amarachi, Tobechukwu, Obi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chidera, Chidubem, Ifechukwu, Chisom, Tobenna
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, “Ifunanyachukwu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ifunanyachukwu, updated 20 October 2026.