Chinonso

#10,919 in 2025Boys' name

God is nearby

Chinonso has been given to 114 babies in the U.S. since 1997. In 2025 it ranked #10,919 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2012, with 12 recorded.

Babies named Chinonso, 2025

1 in 553,000

Chinonso over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Chinonso: meaning, origin, and history

God is nearby

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Chinonso means

Chinonso means “God is nearby”.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 114 boys were recorded with the name Chinonso between 1997 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 12 in 2012; its best national rank was #6,687 in 2012.

Over 10 years its rank rose, from #12,409 in 2015 to #10,919 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Chinonso?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 553,000; 6 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 285,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #10,919; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 382,984 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Chinonso sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 382,984 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Chinonso. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Chinonsos were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Chinonso was born before 2012 — so the typical Chinonso is around 13 today.

Median birth year: 2012; About 13 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 46.5% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 91.2%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 114; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 46.5% of all recorded uses (53).

Is Chinonso rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +270; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: +1,490; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.20×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 50.0%; Peak was 2012 (12)
Years since peak: 13; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 24.8% average annual change
Best rank ever: #6,687; 2012

Chinonso around the world

Where Chinonso ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2003–2025
#4,275
in 2025

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Chinonso by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #10,919
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #6,687; 2012
Peak year: 2012; 12 that year
First recorded: 1997
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 114
Count in 2025: 6

Names similar to Chinonso

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Chibueze Chikamso Chicago Chidubem Chibuike Chijioke Chigozie Chinedum Chidozie Chimaobi Chiron Chistian Chinedu Chipper Chibuikem Chisom Chinmay Chiemeka Chilton Chidera Chike Chisum Chisholm Chikezie

Sibling names for Chinonso

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Abagail Sydnie Annabell Rhianna Alysa Adelle Sydni Kendyl

For a brother

Aaden Kale Brennen Jerimiah Jorden Gavyn Tobin Jarod

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