Girls' name · since 2008
Chimamanda
541 babies named Chimamanda in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,285 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,863 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 541
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chimamanda currently ranks #4863 among girls' names in America, with 541 babies recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chimamanda has been recorded 541 times among girls since 2008, currently ranked #4863 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #11,285 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,863 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 541 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chimamanda ranks #11,285 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,863 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 541 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,285 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,863 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 541
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chimamanda's 541 recorded births place it above 84.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Chimamanda compares
541 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chimamanda's all-time total is 44% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chimamanda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 541 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chimamanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chimamanda's full recorded timeline at 2017, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 60 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chimamanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Chimamanda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (344 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Chimamanda's strongest decade.
344 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Chimamanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
344 births
- 2020s
2020s
184 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 344 births (64% of all-time use).
How Chimamanda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chimamanda's total volume
Chimamanda by state
Where Chimamanda concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 154 | 28.5% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 22 | 4.1% |
| #3 | California | | 19 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 6 | 1.1% |
154 of 541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Chimamanda's data
- Chimamanda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (344 total births) through the 2020s (184) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Chimamandas (154 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chimamanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Chimamanda 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.