The baby name Yemi is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YEH-mee.
Yemi is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Yemi is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YEH-mee.
Yemi is Yoruba in Origin.
Yemi is the plain-letter spelling of Yoruba Yẹmí, a short form preserved with tone and dot-under vowels in standard orthography. Its core is the verb yẹ, to be fitting, proper, or suitable, joined to mí, the first-person singular object or possessive element. In clipped personal names, Yẹmí is understood literally as befits me, often after a preceding noun has been omitted.
The name belongs to Yoruba naming practice in southwestern Nigeria and the diaspora, where it commonly abbreviates compounds such as Oláyemí, wealth befits me, Adéyẹmí, crown befits me, and Olúyẹmí or Oluwayemi, the Lord/God befits me. It is borne by both men and women; public examples include Nigerian singer Yemi Alade and lawyer-politician Yemi Osinbajo. In U.S. birth data it remains rare, with recent registrations chiefly female.
| Yemi Alade Yemi Alade is a Nigerian singer best known for Afropop hits like “Johnny,” “Ferrari,” and “Shekere.” She is also a songwriter, actress, and activist from Ondo State whose music blends Afropop, highlife, dancehall, pop, and R&B, and has made her popular across Africa. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | Girls | 0 | #16 | 1 | 372 |
| NG | 0 | #127 | 143 | 5,926 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #202 | 1,557 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #266 | 1,815 | 16,906 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| France | Boys | 2001 | #373 | 3 | 2,316 |
| France | Girls | 2017 | #400 | 5 | 3,248 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #513 | 6 | 9,861 |
| LY | 0 | #526 | 10 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #529 | 8 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #536 | 6 | 7,500 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #543 | 11 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #553 | 8 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #567 | 9 | 12,054 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #587 | 13 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #600 | 12 | 9,488 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #838 | 14 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #863 | 16 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #902 | 42 | 14,861 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #973 | 11 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 6 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,052 | 27 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,136 | 48 | 17,781 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,165 | 14 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,435 | 12 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,683 | 9 | 28,008 |
Yemi is popular in 44 countries — most recent births per country:
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