The baby name Akintunde is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ah-KEEN-TOON-deh.
Akintunde is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Akintunde is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ah-KEEN-TOON-deh.
Akintunde is Yoruba in Origin.
Akintunde is a masculine Yoruba given name from southwestern Nigeria. Formed from Akin 'valiant one, warrior' and tunde 'returns/has returned,' it means 'the warrior has returned' or 'bravery returns.' In Yoruba onomastics, -tunde names reflect the belief in ancestral return (atunwa), signaling a child thought to carry the qualities of a brave forebear.
Recorded widely in Yoruba communities and historical sources, the name appears as both forename and surname and remains common across the Nigerian diaspora in the UK and North America. Orthographic form with tone marks is Akíntúndé; everyday Roman spelling drops the diacritics. Familiar variants and short forms include Akin and Tunde; pet names may render it as Aki. Related cognates share elements, such as Babatunde, Yetunde, and other Akin- compounds (Akinwale, Akinola).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| NG | 0 | #191 | 75 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #343 | 1,256 | 16,906 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #480 | 357 | 15,093 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Akintunde is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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