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The baby name Uzoma is a Boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced oo-ZOH-mah.

Uzoma is Igbo in Origin.

Gender: Boy
Syllables: 3
Origin: Igbo
Pronunciation: oo-ZOH-mah

What is the meaning of the name Uzoma ?

The baby name Uzoma is a boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced oo-ZOH-mah.

Uzoma is Igbo in Origin.

Uzoma is an Igbo compound name from southeastern Nigeria, formed from ụzọ, road, way, or path, and ọma, good, fine, or proper. Its earliest recoverable form is the ordinary Igbo phrase ụzọ ọma, with the tones and vowel dots often omitted in English spelling. Taken literally, the name signifies good road or good path, a compact nominal phrase rather than a sentence-name.

Igbo personal names commonly preserve circumstances of birth, family hopes, religious language, or moral comment, and Uzoma fits that broader onomastic pattern without being tied to one gender in Igbo usage. In English-language records it appears as both a given name and surname, with spellings such as Uzomah and Uzooma. U.S. usage is recent and rare, concentrated from the 1980s onward among Nigerian and diaspora families.

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Uzoma – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
NG 0 #191 75 5,926
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
NG Girls 0 #267 1,021 15,093
NG Boys 0 #281 1,670 16,906
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
GH Boys 0 #359 3 8,138
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
LY 0 #523 13 12,703
CM Boys 0 #540 11 12,054
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
United States Girls 2002 #882 8 9,522
United States Boys 2020 #892 7 7,187
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,081 12 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,153 26 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
MA 0 #1,197 3 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928
TR 0 #1,253 2 19,440

Uzoma is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
AE
AO
BR
CM

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People also ask about Uzoma

Uzoma is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Uzoma is a 3 syllable name, pronounced oo-ZOH-mah.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Uzomah, Uzooma and Uzomma.
Across languages, Uzoma has these equivalents: Uzoamaka (Igbo, 'the way is good'), Uzochi (Igbo, 'God's way'), Ifeoma (Igbo, 'good thing').
Somewhat — Uzoma ranked #882 in United States in 2002, placing it just outside the most common names.