Meaning & origin
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
Ngozi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 538
- 26 boys · 512 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,703 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.
Ngozi’s family of names
Ngozi may belong to the same name family as NNGOZI. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ngozi
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealadirector-General of the World Trade Organizationborn 1954
- Ngozi EzeonuNigerian film actorborn 1965
- Ngozi Okobi-OkeogheneNigerian association football playerborn 1993
- Ngozi NwosuNigerian actressborn 1963
- Ngozi OnwumereNigerian bobsledderborn 1992
- Ngozi Eucharia UcheNigerian football coachborn 1973
- Ngozi Monuswimmerborn 1981
- Ngozi Olejemepolitician
- Ngozi OnwurahNigerian film directorborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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