Olufimilayo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Olufimilayo

What is the meaning of the name Olufimilayo ?

The baby name Olufimilayo is a Unisex name and is pronounced oh-LOO-fee-MEE-lah-yoh.

Olufimilayo is Yoruba in Origin.

Olufimilayo is a Yoruba given name from southwestern Nigeria, rooted in the Yoruba language. Formed from Olú- (short for Olúwa, “the Lord/God”), fi mi (“place me”/“grant me”), and l’áyọ̀ (“in joy”), it conveys “God has made me joyful” or “God grants me joy.” It expresses thanksgiving for a long-awaited or safe birth; used across Christian and traditional households; unisex though more common for girls.

Variants include Olúfúnmiláyọ̀/Olufunmilayo (“God gave me joy”), Olúwáfúnmiláyọ̀/Oluwafunmilayo, and the shorter Funmilayo and Láyọ̀. Nicknames: Olu, Layo, Fimi. Diacritics vary and may be omitted in diaspora spellings. Recorded since the late 19th–20th centuries in Yoruba-speaking regions and among the global diaspora; it gained wider recognition through figures such as activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, reinforcing its association with joy, resilience, and celebratory gratitude.

⚙ We have no record of Olufimilayo in any national birth registry or name dataset. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.