Quick answers about Chimamanda
How many people are named Chimamanda?
An estimated 536 living Americans are named Chimamanda.
How rare is Chimamanda?
Chimamanda is very rare among babies today, with 28 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 53.3% from its 2018 peak.
How old is the typical Chimamanda?
The median age of a living American named Chimamanda is approximately 8 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 11 years old.
Is Chimamanda still popular?
Not especially. Chimamanda has been declining since its 2018 peak and registered 28 births in 2025.
Where is Chimamanda most common?
Chimamanda has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 3.2× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Chimamanda is most concentrated in Texas — about 3.2× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Chimamanda is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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