The baby name Ngozi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈŋɡoʊzi/ (NGOH-zee).
Ngozi is Igbo in Origin.
The baby name Ngozi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈŋɡoʊzi/ (NGOH-zee).
Ngozi is Igbo in Origin.
The name Ngozi comes from Igbo, the language of southeastern Nigeria, and derives from the noun ngọzi, meaning "blessing," "favor," or "grace." Given to celebrate a birth or express thanks after hardship, it functions as a unisex name in Igbo communities but is today more commonly feminine. It appears widely in 20th-century church and civil records and gained international familiarity through Nigeria's diaspora and public figures who bear it.
Variants and related forms include Ngozika ("greater blessing") and Ngozioma ("good blessing"). It often anchors theophoric compounds that invoke God, such as Ngozichukwuka ("God's blessing is greatest") and Chigozie or Chigoziem (often glossed "God blesses" or "God has blessed me"). Diminutives and affectionate short forms - Gozi and Gozie - circulate across genders. Across these forms, the core sense remains gratitude for divine favor and the child as a welcomed blessing.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | Girls | 0 | #15 | 12,899 | 15,093 |
| NG | 0 | #53 | 282 | 5,926 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2017 | #173 | 2 | 1,647 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #234 | 4 | 7,146 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #246 | 4 | 6,293 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #274 | 5 | 7,507 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #310 | 15 | 6,973 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #476 | 65 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #517 | 19 | 12,703 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #540 | 14 | 20,968 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #543 | 540 | 16,906 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2017 | #881 | 5 | 7,410 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #910 | 7 | 8,487 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #971 | 13 | 5,561 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 7 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,103 | 39 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,134 | 45 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,376 | 71 | 9,415 |
Ngozi is popular in 35 countries — most recent births per country:
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