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Ijeoma

Feminine

1967high 1980
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
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Ijeoma entered the US charts in 1967, peaked at #3853 in 1980, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Ijeoma?

Ijeoma first appears in US birth records in 1967 — 58 years ago. The typical Ijeoma alive today was born around 1993, making them about 32 years old. About 500 people named Ijeoma are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Ijeoma most popular?

Ijeoma peaked in 1980, reaching #3853 nationally. See the whole 1980 chart.

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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1967–20252010020819672019

US babies named Ijeoma per year from 1967 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#38531960s2010s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1967
Most girls named
198020 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#3853reached in 1980
Change vs 2017
+33.3%8 in 2019, from 6
Ijeoma sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1980, with 20 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Ijeomas among us

500

people named Ijeoma are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Ijeoma sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

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Frequently asked

How many Ijeomas are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Ijeoma are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Ijeoma in 2025?
Ijeoma is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Ijeoma with classmates?
Ijeoma will almost certainly be the only one in school.

More I names

The most-given names starting with I, all years combined.

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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology

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