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Uzoma
How to Pronounce Uzoma
Pronounced oo-ZOH-mah /uːˈzoʊmɑː/Low
Meaning: Uzoma is an Igbo name from Nigeria, combining uzo, 'road, way, path,' with oma, 'good,' for the sense 'good way' or 'good journey.' Igbo names often mark the circumstances of a birth, and Uzoma is traditionally given to a child born during a good time or a period of good fortune.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Uzoma is an Igbo name from southeastern Nigeria, built from uzo, 'road or way,' and oma, 'good,' so that it reads as 'good way' or 'good journey.' Igbo naming often encodes the story of a birth, and Uzoma honors a child welcomed in a time of good fortune. In the United States it appears among Nigerian families and the wider diaspora.
As a birth name in the American records Uzoma was always rare, given to only about fourteen boys a year at its small peak in the late nineteen-nineties and to barely more than a hundred over a run stretching into recent years. A boy named Uzoma then is around thirty now, and the name carries its Igbo blessing wherever it is used.
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What does the name Uzoma mean?
It is an Igbo name of Nigeria, 'good way, good road, good journey,' from uzo, 'road,' and oma, 'good,' often given to a child born in a good time.
How do you pronounce Uzoma?
It is said oo-ZOH-mah /uːˈzoʊmɑː/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Uzoma a boy or girl name?
Uzoma is used here as a boy's name; in Igbo use it can be given to girls as well.
How popular is Uzoma?
It was always rare in the United States, seen mainly among Nigerian families, with a small peak in the late nineteen-nineties.