The first name Ijeoma
A girl’s name meaning “good journey”, “safe journey (general)”, “good journey in life”.
Pronounced /ɪ.d͡ʒi.oʊ.mə/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Ijeoma means “good journey”, “safe journey (general)”, “good journey in life”.
From Igbo ijèọma (“good journey, safe journey (general); good journey in life”).
More names that mean life.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Ijeoma, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 8 births (#2,627).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ijeoma with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ijeoma at birth, 1880–2025
In 2019, 8 girls born in the United States were named Ijeoma, the 11,776th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1980, when 20 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ijeoma
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ijeoma Queenth DanielsAssociation football player (born 1992)
Questions
- What does the name Ijeoma mean?
- Ijeoma means “good journey”, “safe journey (general)”, “good journey in life”.
- How popular is the name Ijeoma?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Ijeoma, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2007, with 8 births.
- Is Ijeoma a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 491 US babies named Ijeoma since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ijeoma most popular?
- 1980 in the United States, when 20 babies were named Ijeoma, its highest rank at 3,895th.
- How do you pronounce Ijeoma?
- Ijeoma is /ɪ.d͡ʒi.oʊ.mə/, 3 syllables.