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Yoruba names - Baby names with the origin Yoruba

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Oguntimehin Ogun is my support / Ogun has my back (i.e., the deity Ogun protects or backs me) Yoruba Boy
Oguntomilade The god Ogun has crowned me / Ogun has made me royal Yoruba Unisex
Oguntomisin Ogun is worthy to be worshipped / Ogun is deserving of my worship (Ogun = Yoruba deity of iron/war) Yoruba Boy
Ojo Yoruba: "day" (often used in names to mark the day of birth). Japanese: word meaning "princess" (王女). Spanish: the word "eye" (ojo) - not usually a given name. Japanese, Spanish, Yoruba Unisex
Ojufemi Beloved or favored; literally can be parsed as "Ojú-fẹ́mi" - roughly "the face loves me" - used to convey being loved or favored. Yoruba Unisex
Oke Yoruba: 'hill, upland, high' (Òkè); Frisian/Dutch: from Old Germanic root 'od/ot' - 'wealth, fortune'; Igbo: 'portion, lot' (in compounds like Okechukwu); Japanese: 'tub/pail' (おけ) - rare as a name Dutch, Yoruba Boy
Oko Varies by language: in Yoruba/Igbo it can mean 'husband' or relate to 'farm/field'; in Akan it means 'war' or 'battle'; in Polish/Slavic languages it means 'eye'. Akan, Igbo, Japanese, Polish, Slavic, Yoruba Boy
Olabisi 'Added to my joy' / 'joy has multiplied' - one who increases joy Yoruba Unisex
Oladapo "Wealth has mixed/come together"; conveys the arrival or joining of wealth/wealthy status Yoruba Boy
Oladipo Wealth has returned Yoruba Boy
Olaiya From Yoruba 'Ola' (wealth, honor) + 'Iya' (mother) - roughly 'wealth of the mother' or 'one who brings wealth to the mother'. Yoruba Unisex
Olamina From Yoruba 'Ola' (wealth, honor) with a suffix; generally understood as 'my wealth' or 'wealthy one'. Yoruba Girl
Olaniyi Wealth is dignity / wealth is honorable Yoruba Boy
Olayo From Yoruba elements 'Ola' (wealth, honor) + 'ayọ/yo' (joy) - "wealth brings joy" or "joy of wealth" Yoruba Boy
Olishola God has brought or granted wealth; blessed with wealth/honor Yoruba Unisex
Olu Derived from the Yoruba element 'Olu' (from 'Oluwa'), meaning 'God', 'lord', or 'chief'. Yoruba Unisex
Olubisi God has added more; God has multiplied my blessings Yoruba Unisex
Olufimihan God has revealed me Yoruba Boy
Olufimilayo God has given me joy Yoruba Unisex
Olufimilola God has given or increased my wealth Yoruba Girl
Olufimisade God has placed me on the crown; God made me royal Yoruba Unisex
Olufimisayo God places me in joy / God brings me joy Yoruba Unisex
Olufisayo God has added to my joy Yoruba Unisex
Olufunmilayo God has given me joy Yoruba Girl
Olufunmilola God has given me wealth/honor Yoruba Girl
Olufunminiyi God has given me honor / dignity Yoruba Unisex
Olufunmiso God has given me more Yoruba Unisex
Olufunmisola God has given me wealth/prosperity Yoruba Girl
Olufunmisore God gives me favor/blessings Yoruba Unisex
Olufunmito God has given me enough / God-given abundance Yoruba Unisex
Olufunto God has given me joy/abundance Yoruba Girl
Olufuntoyin God has given (a child) to be praised; God gives praise/joy Yoruba Girl
Olufunwa God has given (to us) Yoruba Unisex
Olufunyemi God gives me what is fitting / God has given me something that befits me Yoruba Boy
Olufunyinka God has given me abundance; God has surrounded me with blessings Yoruba Unisex
Olufunyinwa God has given me praise / God gives praise Yoruba Girl
Olufunyinwola God has given you wealth Yoruba Unisex
Olufunyinwotimi God has given me something to praise - a God-given gift/child. Yoruba Unisex
Olujide God has awakened / God has come Yoruba Boy
Olujimy From Yoruba Olu- (God) + jimi (wake/awaken me): "God has awakened me." Yoruba Unisex
Olujumoke God has added to my joy Yoruba Girl
Olumuyiwa God has brought this (child) to be cherished / God brings joy Yoruba Boy
Olusholah God/The Lord has made or granted wealth; blessed with prosperity Yoruba Boy
Olutosin God is worthy to be worshipped Yoruba Unisex
Oluwajimi God has exalted me Yoruba Boy
Oluwale God has come home Yoruba Unisex
Oluwasegun God has granted victory Yoruba Boy
Oluwaseyifunmi God has done this for me / God has made/given this to me Yoruba Unisex
Oluyemi God gives me joy/satisfaction Yoruba Boy
Omolabake Cherished/precious child; a child to be treasured (often with connotations of bringing wealth or honor) 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