The baby name Irete is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ee-REH-teh (IPA: /iˈrɛtɛ/).
Irete is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Irete is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ee-REH-teh (IPA: /iˈrɛtɛ/).
Irete is Yoruba in Origin.
Irete is a Yoruba name tied to the Ifá divination corpus, where Ìrẹtẹ̀ is one of the sixteen principal Odu. Linguistically, it combines ire (“goodness, blessing, good fortune”) with tẹ̀ (“to press, settle, take root”), yielding interpretations such as “where goodness settles” or “good fortune takes root.” Because Odu names carry moral lessons and destinies in Yoruba thought, Irete conveys steadiness, rectitude, and the establishment of positive outcomes.
As a personal name, Irete is uncommon in traditional Yoruba society but appears as a ritual or honorific name among devotees of Ifá/Òrìṣà, and has gained occasional modern use in Nigeria and the diaspora as a distinctive, gender-neutral given name. Variants and orthographies include Ìrẹtẹ̀ (with diacritics), Iretẹ, and in Brazilian Candomblé, Iretê; Lukumí practice keeps Irete. Related Yoruba names from the same root - but not direct variants - include Ire (“goodness”) and Ireti (“hope”).
Irete is an uncommon pick. Across 6 countries, we found 21 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
Irete is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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