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Chukwuma

chook-WOO-mah (Igbo)

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 212

Chukwuma is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2015 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1997, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1983.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Chukwuma Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s.

70
'80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Chukwuma by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 29
1990s 70
2000s 56
2010s 26

How Popular Is Chukwuma?

In 2015, Chukwuma was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Chukwuma Is Used

England & Wales #6,183 3 in 2023
United States #9,388 8 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Chukwuma

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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How to Say Chukwuma

  • Igbo chook-WOO-mah

Sibling Names for Chukwuma

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Chukwuma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Chukwuma

How popular is the name Chukwuma?

In 2015, Chukwuma was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Chukwuma a girl's or a boy's name?

Chukwuma is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Chukwuma?

Chukwuma has 3 syllables.

When was Chukwuma most popular?

Chukwuma peaked in 1997, when 17 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.