Chidera

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Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 69% girls / 31% boys

Origin: Igbo

Meaning

Chidera is a name given by the Igbo people of South-Eastern Nigeria, and is applicable to both sexes. It means “once God has written”, a more specific variant of “Odera”. A diminutive version of the name is “Dera”.

From Wikipedia

Chidera first appears in the data in 1993 and has been recorded in 31 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 28 babies (rank #4,918 that year). In 2024 it was given to 21 girls (rank #5,820). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Chidera

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Chidera yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

760
Total babies (all years)
31
Years in the data
28
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19935#13,883
19956#12,082
19967#10,808
19979#9,171
19987#11,370
199923#4,754
200012#8,137
200121#5,411
200219#5,947
200320#5,864
200412#8,833
200517#6,893
200614#8,340
200710#11,001
200819#6,860
200918#7,125
201017#7,286
201115#7,879
201219#6,659
201324#5,522
201428#4,918
201521#6,066
201623#5,661
201721#5,869
201826#5,039
201914#7,821
202018#6,383
202121#5,793
202217#6,771
202323#5,420
202421#5,820