Chioma is a girl's name of African origin meaning “good chi.” In 2024 it was given to 17 girls in the United States.
Chioma belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “good chi” — 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, Chioma first appears in Social Security records in 1972. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2986 in 1997, and in 2024 17 babies received the name — 980 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Chioma means “good chi” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Chioma is a girl name. In 2024, 17 babies received the name in the US.
Chioma comes from the African tradition.
Chioma first appears in US records in 1972. Its best-ever ranking was #2986 in 1997, and 17 babies were given the name in 2024.
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