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Yoruba names - Baby names with the origin Yoruba

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Anuoluwapoju God's mercy is exceedingly abundant Yoruba Unisex
Anuoluwapojuwon God's mercy is more abundant than theirs Yoruba Unisex
Anuoluwapojuwonlo God's mercy is greater than theirs Yoruba Unisex
Anuoluwapojuwonlola God's mercy is more abundant than wealth Yoruba Unisex
Anuoluwapojuwonlolami God's mercy is greater than my wealth / God's mercy exceeds my riches Yoruba Unisex
Anuoluwaposi God's mercy is abundant Yoruba Unisex
Arike Beloved; one to be cherished or pampered. Yoruba Girl
Arinayo Center/middle of joy; one who brings or is surrounded by joy Yoruba Unisex
Ayoade Joy of the crown / joy has come to the royalty Yoruba Unisex
Ayobanji Joy has returned to me Yoruba Unisex
Ayodamope Joy has brought me praise/thanksgiving Yoruba Unisex
Ayoka One who brings or causes joy Yoruba Girl
Ayokunmi “joy fills me” / “my joy is complete” Yoruba Unisex
Babafemi Father loves me / beloved of the father Yoruba Boy
Babafunmi Father has given me / Father gives me Yoruba Boy
Babajide Father has returned Yoruba Boy
Babalola Father brings wealth / Father has wealth Yoruba Boy
Babatunde Father has returned Yoruba Boy
Babatunmida My father has made me anew Yoruba Boy
Babatunmiloju My new father has come into view / a new father is present Yoruba Boy
Babatunmipe Father has renewed me and called me Yoruba Unisex
Babatunmise Father (or God) has restored/renewed me. Yoruba Unisex
Babawale Father has come home / father returns Yoruba Boy
Babawande Father has returned Yoruba Boy
Bami Come with me; follow/come along with me (imperative) Yoruba Unisex
Bandele Follow me home; often a shortened form or related to Oluwabandele ('God has brought/led me home'). Yoruba Boy
Banji Often a diminutive or short form of Yoruba names ending in -banjí; exact meaning depends on the full name but is commonly associated with notions of return, addition, or revival. Yoruba Unisex
Bankole One who builds the house Yoruba Boy
Banky Diminutive of Bankole/Olubankole - roughly 'one who builds/establishes the home' or 'brings prosperity to the household'. Yoruba Boy
Baratunde One who has returned / we meet again Yoruba Boy
Bata Brother Croatian, Serbian, Yoruba Boy
Bayo Joy has come / joy returns (root meaning: 'joy') Yoruba Unisex
Bayode Joy has come home / one who brings joy Yoruba Boy
Bayodele Joy has come home Yoruba Boy
Bayonle Joy has come home Yoruba Unisex
Bayowa Joy has come to us; one who brings joy Yoruba Unisex
Bimisi Born to add to me / born to bring me more (expresses increase or blessing) Yoruba Unisex
Bisola Born into wealth Yoruba Girl
Bola Short form of Yoruba names beginning with 'Bọ́lá', meaning 'to meet/receive wealth' or 'born into wealth' Yoruba Unisex
Bolade From Yoruba elements meaning 'wealth' (ọlá) + 'has come' (dé): 'wealth has come' / 'one who brings or receives wealth/honor.' Yoruba Unisex
Bolaji One who wakes to or comes into wealth; meets wealth upon waking Yoruba Unisex
Bolanle Wealth meets/returns home; finds wealth at home Yoruba Girl
Bolanlefunmi May wealth come to me; bring wealth into (my) home. Yoruba Girl
Bolarin One who walks with wealth / walks in wealth Yoruba Unisex
Bolarinu Heart rejoices in wealth Yoruba Unisex
Bolarinwa One who comes into or brings wealth; born into or finds prosperity. Yoruba Unisex
Bolarinye One who comes into or is granted wealth/honor Yoruba Girl
Bolarinyewa One who meets or is blessed with wealth and beauty Yoruba Unisex
Bolarinze One who walks with wealth (walks in/with wealth) Yoruba Unisex
Bolatito Born into genuine wealth Yoruba Girl

Yoruba name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Yoruba-origin name in our dataset.

392
Names in this origin
33
With data in 2024
564
Births 2024
4,791
Peak year 0