Given name
Chiamaka
“the splendor of God”
Chiamaka is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “the splendor of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “the splendor of God.”
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 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chiamaka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 641
- 0 boys · 641 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,179 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,179 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 52.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 819 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
People named Chiamaka
- Chiamaka NnadozieNigerian footballerborn 2000
- Chiamaka OkoliNigerian astrophysicist1987–2019
- Chiamaka OkwuchukwuNigerian female football playerborn 2005
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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