Chinonso is a boy's name of African origin meaning “chi is near.” In 2024 it was given to 6 boys in the United States.
Chinonso belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “chi is near” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Chinonso first appears in Social Security records in 1997. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #6691 in 2012, and in 2024 6 babies received the name — 108 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Chinonso means “chi is near” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Chinonso is a boy name. In 2024, 6 babies received the name in the US.
Chinonso comes from the African tradition.
Chinonso first appears in US records in 1997. Its best-ever ranking was #6691 in 2012, and 6 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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