girl's name

Ijeoma

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 561

Ireland

#624

2001 births

Ijeoma is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1980, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1967.

Ijeoma over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s.

135
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Ijeoma by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 5
1970s 53
1980s 135
1990s 132
2000s 100
2010s 66

How popular is Ijeoma?

In 2019, Ijeoma was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Ijeoma is used

Ireland #624 3 in 2001
England & Wales #6,562 3 in 2025
United States #11,389 8 in 2019

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 Ijeoma

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

Parents who like Ijeoma also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ijeoma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ijeoma

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ijeoma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ijeoma

How popular is the name Ijeoma?

In 2019, Ijeoma was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

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

Ijeoma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Ijeoma most popular?

Ijeoma peaked in 1980, when 20 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Ijeoma a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ijeoma currently ranks #6,562 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.