Chiamaka is a girl's name of African origin meaning “chi is beautiful.” In 2024 it was given to 13 girls in the United States.
Chiamaka belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “chi is beautiful” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Chiamaka first appears in Social Security records in 1988. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4232 in 2017, and in 2024 13 babies received the name — 634 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Chiamaka means “chi is beautiful” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Chiamaka is a girl name. In 2024, 13 babies received the name in the US.
Chiamaka comes from the African tradition.
Chiamaka first appears in US records in 1988. Its best-ever ranking was #4232 in 2017, and 13 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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