girl's name
Chimamanda
- Gender Girl
- Letters 10
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,127
Ireland
#589
2025 births
Chimamanda is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2018, when 60 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 118,413 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2008.
Chimamanda over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 13 |
| 2010s | 344 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 184 |
How popular is Chimamanda?
In 2025, Chimamanda was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Chimamanda is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Chimamanda
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Chimamanda also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chimamanda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Chimamanda
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chimamanda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Chimamanda
How popular is the name Chimamanda?
In 2025, Chimamanda was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Chimamanda a girl's or a boy's name?
Chimamanda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Chimamanda most popular?
Chimamanda peaked in 2018, when 60 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Chimamanda a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Chimamanda currently ranks #589 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.