Girls' name · since 1972
Chioma
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 998 babies named Chioma, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,382 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 998
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chioma currently ranks #6382 among girls' names in America, with 998 babies recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chioma has been recorded 998 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #6382 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, 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 1972 to 2025.
- #7,521 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,382 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 998 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chioma ranks #7,521 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,382 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 998 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,382 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 998
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chioma's 998 recorded births place it above 89.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Chioma compares
998 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Chioma's all-time total is 165% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chioma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 998 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chioma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chioma's full recorded timeline at 2001, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chioma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Chioma by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (277 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Chioma's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Chioma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
234 births
- 2000s
2000s
277 births
- 2010s
2010s
196 births
- 2020s
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 277 births (28% of all-time use).
How Chioma 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 Chioma's total volume
Chioma by state
Where Chioma concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 98 | 9.8% |
| #2 | California | | 47 | 4.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 33 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 9 | 0.9% |
98 of 998 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Chioma's data
- Chioma's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (277 total births) through the 2020s (119) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Chiomas (98 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 Chioma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Chioma 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.