Girls' name · since 1983
Chidinma
Chidinma has 339 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 339
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
339 girls have been named Chidinma since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chidinma has been recorded 339 times among girls since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2024.
- #14,901 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 339 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chidinma ranks #14,901 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 339 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 339
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chidinma's 339 recorded births place it above 79.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Chidinma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chidinma's full recorded timeline at 2005, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chidinma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Chidinma by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (101 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Chidinma's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Chidinma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 101 births (30% of all-time use).
Chidinma by state
Where Chidinma concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 17 | 5.0% |
17 of 339 births nationwide.
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- Chidinma's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (101 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Chidinmas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chidinma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chidinma draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.