Kosisochukwu
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- koh-see-soh-CHOOK-woo
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,076 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Kosisochukwu is a name of Igbo origin, meaning “as it pleases God”. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
What does Kosisochukwu mean?
Igbo
“as it pleases God”
An Igbo name expressing acceptance of God's will (Chukwu means God); it is commonly shortened to Kosi.
Is Kosisochukwu a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kosisochukwu has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls and 7 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Kosisochukwu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,076th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Newly popular new in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Kosisochukwu, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. 7 boys were also named Kosisochukwu in 2025 (3,021st for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Kosisochukwu of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Kosisochukwu in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 67% of the babies named Kosisochukwu in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Kosisochukwu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
How popular is Kosisochukwu in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 13,203rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 270,000 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, 6 girls in the US were named Kosisochukwu, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 15,083rd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 2004. 6 boys were also named Kosisochukwu in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Kosisochukwu in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kosisochukwu in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
Nicknames for Kosisochukwu
- Kosi
Names like Kosisochukwu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kamsiyochukwu, Amarachukwu, Tiaraoluwa, Ireoluwa, Inioluwa, Araoluwa, Ifeoluwa, Temiloluwa, Oluwanifemi, Munachimso, Zinachimdi, Oluwadarasimi
More Igbo names
Amara, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Chizaram, Amarachi, Tobechukwu, Obi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chidera, Chidubem, 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, “Kosisochukwu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kosisochukwu, updated 20 October 2026.