Given name
Chizoba
“one who is well-protected”
Chizoba is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “one who is well-protected.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who is well-protected.”
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 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chizoba through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14
- 0 boys · 14 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 9 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 girls is 9 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 275 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.
Chizoba’s family of names
Chizoba has a related form in Chizobah. Chizoba has a related form in Chyzoba. Chizoba has a related form in Chyzobah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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