girls:
509 births since 1990
#5207 (9th percentile)
boys:
206 births since 1989
#4380 (4th percentile)
overall:
715 births since 1989
#7024 (9th percentile)
The name Chisom is the #7,024 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 715 recorded births since 1989. This represents the 9.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 9.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,207 (8.9% percentile) for all time with 509 births since 1990. For boys, it ranks #4,380 (4.4% percentile) for all time with 206 births since 1989.
Chisom first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1989 (1989 for boys and 1990 for girls). Birth data for Chisom is available in 34 out of the 35 years between 1989 and 2023 (33 years for girls and 26 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Chisom has been given predominantly to girls, with 71.2% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 70.8% of babies named Chisom were girls. Interestingly, until around 1993, the name was more popular for boys (56.5% boys from 1989 to 1992), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (72.1% girls from 1993 to 2023).
For girls, Chisom reached its peak popularity in 2015, achieving the 2.6% percentile (ranked #935) with 15 births per million. The name was most common in 2015, with 15 births per million (ranked 2.6% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2017, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Chisom ranks #935 for girls (1.3% percentile) with 10 births per million, which is 63.2% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Chisom reached its peak popularity in 2007, achieving the 1.0% percentile (ranked #874) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2007, with 6 births per million (ranked 1.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Chisom ranks #909 for boys (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 60.5% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Chisom".
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Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Chisom. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 64.9% confident that Chisom is pronounced as CHIH-suhm, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is CHEE-suhm, at 21.6% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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