How Many People Are Named Ijeoma?
An estimated 471 people in the United States have the first name Ijeoma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Ijeoma peaked in popularity in 1980 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ijeoma 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 Ijeoma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
471
About 1 in 727,716 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1980
20 births
Total Registered
491
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ijeoma
Ijeoma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 491 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ijeoma as a female name
Ranked #11,773 in 2019
8 female births in 2019
Peak: 1980 (20 births)
Ijeoma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ijeoma span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 135 babies were registered. While Ijeoma is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ijeoma by Decade
How has Ijeoma 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.
Ijeoma by State
Ijeoma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ijeoma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ijeoma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ijeoma?
We estimate approximately 471 people named Ijeoma 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 727,716 Americans share this first name.
Is Ijeoma a common name?
Ijeoma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 491 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ijeoma most popular?
Ijeoma reached peak popularity in 1980, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ijeoma is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ijeoma a female name?
Ijeoma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ijeoma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ijeoma Smith, Ijeoma Johnson, Ijeoma 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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