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Ugonna

Quick answerUgonna is an Igbo name meaning "father's pride" or "pride of the father," derived from the Igbo words "ugu" (pride) and "onna" (father).

Igbo · Boy · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#8,204
TrendStable
Peak year2011
Syllables3
OriginIgbo
LanguageIgbo
CultureIgbo
Letters6
Numerology9 Chaldean 9
Global rank#941

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Ugonna

Ugonna is an Igbo name meaning "father's pride" or "pride of the father," derived from the Igbo words "ugu" (pride) and "onna" (father).

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Etymology

Ugonna is an Igbo name meaning "father's pride" or "pride of the father," derived from the Igbo words "ugu" (pride) and "onna" (father). The name is primarily used among the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria and reflects traditional Igbo naming conventions that convey familial values and aspirations.

Ugonna currently ranks #8,204 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2011.

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