The baby name Femi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈfɛmi/ (FEH-mee).
Femi is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Femi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈfɛmi/ (FEH-mee).
Femi is Yoruba in Origin.
Femi is a Yoruba given name from southwestern Nigeria. It comes from fẹ́ “to love” and mi “me,” conveying “love me” or “beloved.” Used alone, it expresses affection; it also serves as the clipped form of longer compounds in which -fẹ́mi means “loves me.”
In Yoruba usage Femi is unisex, though Anglophone records skew male. The name gained wider notice in the late 20th century via the Nigerian diaspora and is now widely familiar across West Africa and the UK. Common extended forms and variants include Oluwafemi and Olúfẹ́mi (“the Lord loves me”), Babafemi (“the father loves me”), and Adefemi (“the crown loves me”). Outside Yoruba orthography, tone marks and the dot under ẹ are usually omitted, yielding the form Femi.
| Femi Branch Femi Branch is best known as a Nigerian actor, and he has also worked as a director, producer, and politician. Born on 14 May 1970, he ran for deputy governor in Ogun State during Nigeria’s 2023 general election. | Femi Adebayo Femi Adebayo is a Nigerian actor, filmmaker, director, and lawyer best known for his major work in Yoruba-language cinema. He directed popular films like King of Thieves (2022), Jagun Jagun (2023), and Seven Doors (2024). |
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Femi | Kuti | Fela Kuti | singer | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | 0 | #33 | 361 | 5,926 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #63 | 7,978 | 16,906 |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #116 | 6 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 2,277 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #195 | 15 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #257 | 3 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #264 | 35 | 5,122 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #270 | 4 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #304 | 13 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #354 | 8 | 8,138 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #381 | 16 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| France | Boys | 2008 | #399 | 4 | 2,747 |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #506 | 10 | 19,177 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #521 | 15 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #538 | 16 | 20,968 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #555 | 245 | 15,093 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #678 | 5 | 3,552 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #892 | 61 | 5,697 |
| United States | Boys | 2020 | #894 | 5 | 7,187 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #906 | 9 | 8,600 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #917 | 9 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #917 | 19 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #935 | 17 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #944 | 40 | 5,561 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #945 | 11 | 5,933 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,057 | 36 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 9 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,115 | 64 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,131 | 11 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,172 | 40 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,332 | 140 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,431 | 16 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,602 | 13 | 28,008 |
Femi is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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