The baby name Ife is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈi.fe/ (EE-feh).
Ife is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Ife is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈi.fe/ (EE-feh).
Ife is Yoruba in Origin.
Ife is a Yoruba given name from southwestern Nigeria, written Ìfẹ́ in tone-marked Yoruba and literally meaning “love, affection.” Because tones are often omitted in Roman script, it also evokes Ilé-Ifẹ̀, the sacred city at the heart of Yoruba origin narratives and classical art. The name is unisex and widely used across Yoruba-speaking communities in Nigeria, Benin, and the diaspora.
As a standalone or as a clipped form of longer compounds, Ife appears in many Yoruba names: Ifeoluwa (“the Lord’s love”), Ifedayo/Ifetayo (“love becomes joy”), Ifedolapo (“love has become wealth”), and Ifedapo/Ifẹdapọ̀ (“love has brought us together”). Common spellings include Ife and Ífé/Ìfé in Francophone contexts; the diacritic-rich form Ifẹ́ preserves meaning most precisely. Note that in Igbo, the prefix Ife- means “thing,” producing names like Ifeanyi or Ifeoma; these are related by sound, not by meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| NG | 0 | #236 | 29 | 5,926 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #390 | 542 | 15,093 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| LY | 0 | #519 | 17 | 12,703 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #608 | 404 | 16,906 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2018 | #916 | 10 | 9,057 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 7 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Ife is popular in 31 countries — most recent births per country:
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