Kamsiyochukwu
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- kam-see-yoh-CHOOK-woo
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #986 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Kamsiyochukwu is a name of Igbo origin, meaning “just as I asked of God”. In 2025 it ranked 986th for boys in the UK (34 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Kamsiyochukwu mean?
Igbo
“just as I asked of God”
An Igbo name marking a child who arrived as the parents had prayed to God (Chukwu); it is often shortened to Kamsi.
Is Kamsiyochukwu a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kamsiyochukwu has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 30 girls and 34 boys in the UK and 8 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Kamsiyochukwu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 986th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34 about 1 in 8,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 412% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the UK were named Kamsiyochukwu, making it the 986th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. 30 girls were also named Kamsiyochukwu in 2025 (1,163rd for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Kamsiyochukwu of any year since it first appeared, in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Kamsiyochukwu in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2011, 54% of the babies named Kamsiyochukwu in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 47%, with more boys than girls since 2023.
Among boys in 2025, it was 976th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Kamsiyochukwu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #986 |
| 2024 | 28 | #1,111 |
| 2023 | 25 | #1,214 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
How popular is Kamsiyochukwu in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,239th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Kamsiyochukwu, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007. 8 girls were also named Kamsiyochukwu in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Kamsiyochukwu in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kamsiyochukwu in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
Nicknames for Kamsiyochukwu
- Kamsi 4 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kamsiyochukwu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tobechukwu, Naetochukwu, Kenechukwu, Ifechukwu, Somtochukwu, Obi, Chukwuebuka, Obaloluwa, Munachimso, Inioluwa, Chidubem, Ireoluwa
More Igbo names
Amara, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Chizaram, Amarachi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chidera, Chisom, Tobenna, Chiziterem, Lotanna, Kosisochukwu, Chikaima, Adaugo
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, “Kamsiyochukwu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kamsiyochukwu, updated 20 October 2026.