Chimamanda Girl

How popular is Chimamanda?

#4,757 girl name in 2025

28 baby girls were named Chimamanda in the US in 2025, making it the 4757th most popular girl name.

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539living people named Chimamanda (est.)
8median age of people named Chimamanda
541babies named Chimamanda since 1880
1 in 118,405US babies born in 2025

Chimamanda popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#4,757 for girls (▼ 371 from 2024)
Babies in 202528 girls
10-year trendFalling (-35% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,595 in 2015, #3,840 in 2020
Peak year2018 (60 girls)
Highest rank#2,809 in 2018
First recorded2008
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Chimamanda is most popular

Babies named Chimamanda per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 girls)
  2. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (41 girls)

Chimamanda by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
2000s13#13,698
2010s344#2,809
2020s184#3,840

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Questions

Is Chimamanda a boy or girl name?
Chimamanda is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Chimamanda were girls.
How popular is the name Chimamanda?
28 baby girls were named Chimamanda in the US in 2025, making it the 4757th most popular girl name.
When was Chimamanda most popular?
Chimamanda peaked in 2018, when 60 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,809 in 2018.
How many people are named Chimamanda?
541 babies have been named Chimamanda in the US since 1880. We estimate about 539 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
Where is Chimamanda most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Chimamanda was most common in Maryland, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.