Munachimso
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- moo-nah-CHIM-soh
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #854 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,721 for girls
Munachimso is a name of Igbo origin, meaning “I am with my God”. In 2025 it ranked 854th for boys in the UK (41 babies) and 5,721st for girls in the US (21 babies).
What does Munachimso mean?
Igbo
“I am with my God”
An Igbo name expressing closeness to God (Chi); it is often shortened to Muna.
Is Munachimso a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Munachimso has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 37 girls and 41 boys in the UK and 21 girls and 15 boys in the US.
How popular is Munachimso in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 854th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41 about 1 in 7,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 960% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the UK were named Munachimso, making it the 854th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. 37 girls were also named Munachimso in 2025 (996th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Munachimso of any year since it first appeared, in 2009.
Half of all the boys named Munachimso in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 47% of the babies named Munachimso in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 873rd in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
Munachimso in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #854 |
| 2024 | 38 | #899 |
| 2023 | 27 | #1,160 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 2 | #6,114 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
How popular is Munachimso in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,721st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 77,000 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, 21 girls in the US were named Munachimso, making it the 5,721st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. Its busiest year was 2015, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 2009. 15 boys were also named Munachimso in 2025 (5,859th for boys).
2025 had more girls named Munachimso than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Munachimso in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Munachimso in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #5,721 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
Nicknames for Munachimso
- Muna 9 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Munachimso
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tobechukwu, Kamsiyochukwu, Ifechukwu, Somtochukwu, Naetochukwu, Kenechukwu, Obi, Chidubem, Chukwuebuka, Chiziterem, Obaloluwa, Ayomide
More Igbo names
Amara, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Chizaram, Amarachi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chidera, Chisom, Tobenna, Lotanna, Kosisochukwu, Chikaima, Adaugo, Chioma
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, “Munachimso: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/munachimso, updated 20 October 2026.