The baby name Idowu is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ee-DOH-woo (approx. /iˈdɔwu/).
Idowu is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Idowu is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ee-DOH-woo (approx. /iˈdɔwu/).
Idowu is Yoruba in Origin.
Idowu is a Yoruba given name and surname meaning “the child born after twins.” Rooted in southwestern Nigeria’s rich twin traditions, it designates the baby who arrives immediately following the pair Taiwo (first twin) and Kehinde (second). Because the Yoruba have some of the world’s highest twinning rates, this name is well attested in oral histories, praise poetry, and family records, and children called Idowu were traditionally believed to carry a special link to the twins’ spiritual aura, warranting protective rites and celebratory naming ceremonies.
Unisex in use, Idowu appears widely across the Yoruba diaspora in Benin, Togo, and beyond, and also functions as a hereditary surname. Variants and spellings include the fully marked Yoruba form Ìdòwú, as well as short forms Dòwú and Ido; the spelling without tone marks (Idowu) is standard in English contexts. Related birth-order names in the same system include Taiwo, Kehinde, and Alaba.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | 0 | #79 | 222 | 5,926 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #96 | 5,562 | 16,906 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #129 | 2,728 | 15,093 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| LY | 0 | #516 | 20 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #946 | 14 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,080 | 13 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,158 | 21 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,458 | 14 | 10,046 |
Idowu is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:
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