Nnamdi

Popularity Trends

The name Nnamdi is the #6,955 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 784 recorded births since 1976. This represents the 10.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 10.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,803 (17.0% percentile) for all time with 784 births since 1976.

Nnamdi first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1976 (first recorded for boys in 1976).

For boys, Nnamdi reached its peak popularity in 1997, achieving the 3.7% percentile (ranked #763) with 17 births per million. The name was most common in 1997, with 17 births per million (ranked 3.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Nnamdi ranks #901 for boys (1.1% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 48.1% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Nnamdi".

1976 2023 19762023

Key Statistics

Total Births

784

Peak Births

Peak Year

1997

First Recorded

1976

Peak Percentile

3.7%

Current Percentile

1.1%

Peak Rank

#763

Current Rank

#901

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Nnamdi", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Nnamdi.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Nnamdi's popularity from 1973 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Nnamdi at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Nnamdi range from Zachariah at 93.5% correlation to Nathanael at 91.6% correlation, with an average correlation level of 92.4%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Ian with 249.9K births (100% boys) and the least popular is Belal with 683 births (100% boys).

Nnamdi's share of births peaked at 17 births per million for boys in 1997. It reached its lowest point of 3.8 births per million (22% of peak) in 1981. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Nnamdi had 8.2 births per million, 48% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Zachariah

30.2k

93.47% (very strong)

Mahogany

3,989

93.39% (very strong)

Sahar

2,385

93.33% (very strong)

Asha

8,764

92.81% (very strong)

Belal

683

92.36% (very strong)

Kaycee

8,740

92.24% (very strong)

Arin

4,664

92.17% (very strong)

Ian

249.9k

92.06% (very strong)

Han

1,353

91.91% (very strong)

Aren

2,434

91.68% (very strong)

2,402

91.63% (very strong)

Nathanael

21.4k

91.61% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Nnamdi

Our model has identified 5 different pronunciations for the name Nnamdi. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 36.4% confident that Nnamdi is pronounced as NAHM-dee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is nahm-DEE, at 27.3% confidence, with 2 syllables.

36.4%

27.3%

18.2%

12.1%

6.1%

NAHM-dee (2 syllables)

36.4% confidence

N AA1 M D IY0

nahm-DEE (2 syllables)

27.3% confidence

N AA0 M D IY1

NNAHM-dee (2 syllables)

18.2% confidence

N N AA1 M D IY0

nuhm-DEE (2 syllables)

12.1% confidence

N AH0 M D IY1

NGNAHM-dee (2 syllables)

6.1% confidence

N G N AA1 M D IY0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like N AA1 M D IY0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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