Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Chimamanda

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,790 Trend ↓ Falling 27%
Rank 2025
#4,790
among girls · ↓384 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
28
named Chimamanda · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 57,402
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
60 babies
All-time total
541
#11,295 all-time among girls
First recorded
2008
in Social Security records

Chimamanda popularity over time

541 babies have been named Chimamanda since 2008, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
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2000s 13 1 – #14,006
2010s 344 34 +2546% #2,817
2020s (to 2025) 184 31 -11% #3,851

Where Chimamanda is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 26 0.02 outside top 500
2027 25 0.02 outside top 500
2028 24 0.02 outside top 500
2029 23 0.01 outside top 500
2030 23 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Chimamanda

Chimamanda is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,790 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 2008, 541 American babies have been named Chimamanda. Its peak came in 2018, when 60 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Chimamanda stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Chimamanda?

The median living Chimamanda is about 7 years old; half are between 4 and 10. An estimated 500 people named Chimamanda are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Chimamanda year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 28 #4,790
2024 32 #4,406
2023 33 #4,295
2022 27 #4,933
2021 27 #4,867
2020 37 #3,851
2019 35 #4,091
2018 60 #2,817
2017 55 #2,972
2016 34 #4,274
2015 43 #3,612
2014 31 #4,569
2013 32 #4,444
2012 26 #5,289
2011 14 #8,290
2010 14 #8,358
2009 7 #14,006
2008 6 #15,811
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Famous people named Chimamanda

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Nigerian writer (born 1977) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Chimamanda, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Chimamanda?

The median living Chimamanda is about 7 years old. Half of all living Chimamandas are between 4 and 10 years old.

How many people named Chimamanda are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Chimamanda are alive in the United States, based on 541 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Chimamanda in 2025?

Chimamanda ranked #4,790 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Chimamanda?

541 babies have been named Chimamanda in the United States since 2008, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Chimamanda most popular?

Chimamanda peaked in 2018, when 60 newborns received the name.

Is Chimamanda a boy or girl name?

Chimamanda is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Chimamanda rising or falling?

Chimamanda has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Chimamanda become more popular?

Chimamanda is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Chimamanda in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Chimamanda?

Well-known people named Chimamanda include Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (writer).

Names like Chimamanda

Names that sound and feel close to Chimamanda: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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