The baby name Chikah is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced CHEE-kah (IPA: /ˈtʃiːkə/).
Chikah is Igbo in Origin.
The baby name Chikah is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced CHEE-kah (IPA: /ˈtʃiːkə/).
Chikah is Igbo in Origin.
Chikah is a Nigerian Igbo given name, a stylistic variant of the unisex name Chika. In Igbo, chi denotes the personal god/divine spirit and ka means “greater/greater than,” yielding the affirmation “God is greater,” “God is supreme,” or “God is greater than…” (often left open-ended). The final -h in Chikah appears in diaspora spellings to preserve the open vowel sound or add distinction, but pronunciation matches Chika.
The name has been in steady use across southeastern Nigeria and among Igbo communities worldwide throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, reflecting the long Igbo tradition of theophoric Chi- names shaped by both indigenous belief and Christian influence. Variants and related forms include Chika, Chikadibia (“God is greater than the healer”), Chikamso (“I am following God”), and longer compounds such as Chikaodili. Nicknames include Chi and Chichi. Note that Japanese feminine Chika (various kanji: “wisdom,” “near,” “thousand summers,” etc.) is an unrelated homonym.
Chikah is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 7 times, across 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
Chikah is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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