The baby name Okeoma is a Unisex name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced oh-keh-OH-ma.
Okeoma is Igbo in Origin.
The baby name Okeoma is a Unisex name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced oh-keh-OH-ma.
Okeoma is Igbo in Origin.
Okeoma is an Igbo name from southeastern Nigeria. It combines oke - “portion, share; great/abundant” - with oma, “good/beautiful,” yielding meanings such as “good portion,” “abundant goodness,” or “one blessed with a good lot.” Used by both sexes, it functions as both a given name and a hereditary surname across Igbo communities and the wider diaspora.
Virtue-and-destiny names are longstanding in Igbo practice, and Okeoma appears in 20th‑century records and remains current today, often chosen to invoke character, beauty, and fortune rather than a theophoric message. Variants include the hyphenated Oke-oma and the spaced Oke Oma; with Igbo diacritics it may appear as Ọkéọ́ma. Diminutives and short forms include Okey (especially for males), Oke, and Oma. Related Oke‑ names such as Okechukwu (“God’s portion”) highlight the root sense of oke as “share” or “greatness.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | 0 | #268 | 5 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #733 | 54 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #899 | 53 | 16,906 |
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