Given name & surname · also Spanish
Chidi
“one who is cheerful”·“God exists”
Chidi is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is cheerful” (Spanish) and “God exists” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is cheerful” (Spanish) and “God exists” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Spanish and African naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chidi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 212
- 212 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 12 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 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 687 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.
Chidi’s family of names
Chidi has a related form in Chidea. Chidi has a related form in Chideah. Chidi has a related form in Chidee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Chydeyvariant
- Chydyvariant
- Chydeavariant
- Chydeevariant
- Chydievariant
- Chydivariant
- Chideavariant
- Chideevariant
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People named Chidi
- Chidi OdiahNigerian footballerborn 1983
- Chidi NwanuNigerian footballerborn 1967
- Chidi ImohNigerian sprinterborn 1963
- Chidi OsuchukwuNigerian footballerborn 1993
- Chidi MokemeNigerian Nollywood actor, television host, investor and a modelborn 1972
- Chidi OkezieAmerican sprint athleteborn 1993
- Chidi KwubiriNigerian artist1966–2025
- Chidi Omejefootballerborn 1990
- Chidi OnyemahNigerian footballerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Chidi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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