The baby name Olujimi is a Unisex name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced oh-LOO-jee-mee.
Olujimi is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Olujimi is a Unisex name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced oh-LOO-jee-mee.
Olujimi is Yoruba in Origin.
Olujimi is a Yoruba name from southwestern Nigeria. It fuses Olu- (a clipped form of Oluwa, “the Lord/God”) with jí mí (“wake me, revive me”), yielding the widely accepted meaning “The Lord has awakened me” or “God revives me.” Families may gloss it more broadly as “God upholds me” or “God watches over me,” emphasizing divine protection and renewed life. The name is generally unisex in Yoruba culture, though it skews male in contemporary usage.
Documented across church registers and civil records from the late 19th century onward, Olujimi appears both as a given name and as a hereditary surname in Yoruba-speaking communities, and it has traveled to the UK, US, and elsewhere with the diaspora. Variants include the fully marked Olújìmí, the extended Oluwajimi (restoring Oluwa), and the everyday short forms Jimi and Olu. Spelling without diacritics is common in anglophone contexts.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | 0 | #264 | 9 | 5,926 | |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #759 | 28 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #838 | 114 | 16,906 |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #903 | 6 | 7,226 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Olujimi is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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