| Ifeoma | Chioma | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Good thing | Good God / good fortune |
| Origin | igbo | igbo |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ee-feh-OH-mah | chee-OH-mah |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1999 (17) | 1997 (40) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ifeoma | Chioma |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 33 | 119 |
| 2010s | 61 | 196 |
| 2000s | 86 | 277 |
| 1990s | 118 | 234 |
| 1980s | 77 | 139 |
| 1970s | 27 | 33 |
Igbo, 'good thing' or 'good things,' from ife ('thing') + oma ('good'); understood as good fortune or something good and beautiful. Chiefly feminine.
Igbo, 'good God' or 'good chi,' from Chi ('God, personal spirit') + oma ('good'), often understood as the blessing of a good personal destiny. Chiefly feminine.
Ifeoma and Chioma are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Ifeoma means Good thing (igbo origin), while Chioma means Good God / good fortune (igbo origin).
In US records, Ifeoma first appears in 0 and Chioma in 0, so Ifeoma has the longer recorded history.