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Chinedu

100% boys · 10 born in 2025

Chinedu has been given to about 452 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 430
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Chinedu per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1987 · 17
  • Born in 202510
  • All time452
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Chinedu?

Its best year was 1987, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 2964th. The typical living American called Chinedu is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like Chinedu

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Not enough close matches

Middle names for Chinedu

Ranked by flow score
  1. Chinedu Paul0.85
  2. Chinedu John0.85
  3. Chinedu Lee0.85
  4. Chinedu Dean0.84
  5. Chinedu Blake0.84
  6. Chinedu Bryce0.84

Sibling names for Chinedu

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.80
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.79
  3. Mustafabrother · 0.79
  4. Ilianasister · 0.79
  5. Emeraldsister · 0.79
  6. Alonsobrother · 0.79

Where Chinedu is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Chinedu White0.80
    2. Chinedu Reyes0.80
    3. Chinedu Moore0.80
    4. Chinedu Lee0.80
    5. Chinedu Hill0.80
    6. Chinedu Hall0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Chinedu

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.