Given name & surname
Uzoma
“one who takes the right path”·“born during the course of a journey”
Uzoma is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who takes the right path” (African) and “born during the course of a journey” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who takes the right path” (African) and “born during the course of a journey” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
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 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Uzoma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 133
- 125 boys · 8 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 14 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 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 497 as a first name in 2020; 370 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Uzoma’s family of names
Uzoma has a related form in Uzomah. Uzoma has a related form in Uzomma. Uzoma has a related form in Uzommah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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