| Emeka | Chidi | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | God has done great | God exists |
| Origin | igbo | igbo |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | eh-MEH-kah | CHEE-dee |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1991 (16) | 2001 (12) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Emeka | Chidi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 52 | 16 |
| 2010s | 83 | 34 |
| 2000s | 113 | 67 |
| 1990s | 108 | 57 |
| 1980s | 88 | 38 |
| 1970s | 37 | 0 |
A short form of Chukwuemeka, Igbo for 'God has done great / done much' (Chukwu 'God' + emeka 'has done a great deed'). Masculine.
Igbo, 'God exists / there is a God,' from Chi ('God, personal deity') + di ('is, exists'). A short form of fuller names like Chidiebere ('God is merciful') or Chidinma. Chiefly masculine but used for either sex.
Emeka and Chidi are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Emeka means God has done great (igbo origin), while Chidi means God exists (igbo origin).
In US records, Emeka first appears in 0 and Chidi in 0, so Emeka has the longer recorded history.