Nnamdi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NAHM-dee
- Origin
- Igbo
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Nnamdi is a boys' name of Igbo origin, meaning “my father lives”. In 2025 it ranked 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Nnamdi mean?
Igbo
“my father lives”
Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904-1996) was the first president of Nigeria.
Is Nnamdi a girl's or a boy's name?
Nnamdi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nnamdi in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nnamdi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nnamdi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
How popular is Nnamdi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,207th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Nnamdi, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Nnamdi in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nnamdi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,593 |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,393 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,425 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
Names like Nnamdi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obi, Naetochukwu, Oluwatobi, Tobechukwu, Chidubem, Oluwadarasimi, Kamsiyochukwu, Kenechukwu, Chukwuebuka, Somtochukwu, Oluwafikayomi, Achim
More Igbo names
Amara, Munachimso, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Chizaram, Amarachi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chidera, Ifechukwu, Chisom, Tobenna, Chiziterem, Lotanna, Kosisochukwu
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, “Nnamdi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nnamdi, updated 20 October 2026.