How Many People Are Named Ifeoma?
An estimated 379 people in the United States have the first name Ifeoma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Ifeoma peaked in popularity in 1999 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ifeoma as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ifeoma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
379
About 1 in 904,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1999
17 births
Total Registered
392
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ifeoma
Ifeoma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 392 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ifeoma as a female name
Ranked #9,861 in 2023
10 female births in 2023
Peak: 1999 (17 births)
Ifeoma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ifeoma span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 118 babies were registered. Ifeoma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ifeoma by Decade
How has Ifeoma tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ifeoma by State
Ifeoma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ifeoma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ifeoma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ifeoma?
We estimate approximately 379 people named Ifeoma are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 904,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Ifeoma a common name?
Ifeoma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 392 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ifeoma most popular?
Ifeoma reached peak popularity in 1999, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ifeoma is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ifeoma a female name?
Ifeoma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ifeoma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ifeoma Smith, Ifeoma Johnson, Ifeoma Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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