The baby name Chisomo is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced chee-SOH-moh (IPA: /tʃiˈsɔmo/).
The baby name Chisomo is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced chee-SOH-moh (IPA: /tʃiˈsɔmo/).
Chisomo is in Origin.
Chisomo is a unisex Malawian name from Chichewa/Chewa (also called Nyanja), a Bantu language spoken in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique. It literally means “grace,” “mercy,” or “favor,” formed with the Bantu noun-class prefix chi- that creates abstract nouns. As a virtue name, it became especially popular in the 20th century alongside Christian influence, where it evokes divine grace, yet it also feels culturally rooted and has long-standing everyday usage across Chewa-speaking communities.
The name has few true spelling variants in its source language, though friendly short forms such as Chiso and Somo occur. Related Malawian virtue names include Chifundo (“mercy/compassion”) in Chewa and Luse (“grace”) in Tumbuka - close in meaning but not strict variants. Chisomo is used for both girls and boys, travels well in the diaspora, and is sometimes paired with English middles. Note: Igbo Chisom is unrelated despite a similar look.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,020 | 159 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 75 | 25,928 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 |
Chisomo is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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