Ijeoma
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ee-jeh-OH-ma
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Ijeoma is a girls' name of Igbo origin, meaning “good journey”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Ijeoma mean?
Igbo: from ije 'journey' + oma 'good'
“good journey”
Igbo name wishing the child a safe journey through life.
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Is Ijeoma a girl's or a boy's name?
Ijeoma is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ijeoma in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Ijeoma, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2007, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ijeoma in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Ijeoma in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Ijeoma in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Ijeoma in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ijeoma in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,852 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
Nicknames for Ijeoma
- Ije
Names like Ijeoma
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ifeoluwa, Inioluwa, Chioma, Ireoluwa, Adesuwa, Chimkasimma, Imisioluwa, Temiloluwa, Zinachimdi, Araoluwa, Eriifeoluwa, Anjolaoluwa
More Igbo names
Amara, Munachimso, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Kamsiyochukwu, Chizaram, Amarachi, Tobechukwu, Obi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chidera, Chidubem, Ifechukwu, Chisom
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, “Ijeoma: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ijeoma, updated 20 October 2026.