Given name
Azikiwe
“one who is full of life”
Azikiwe is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “one who is full of life.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who is full of life.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Azikiwe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 18 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1983. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Azikiwe’s family of names
Azikiwe has a related form in Azikiwea. Azikiwe has a related form in Azikiwee. Azikiwe has a related form in Azikiwey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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If you love Azikiwe, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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