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Yoruba names - Baby names with the origin Yoruba

Showing 42 of 392 names
Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Omolabisi A child has added to me - the child is an addition/multiplication of joy or wealth Yoruba Unisex
Omolabukunmi My child is a blessing / a child who brings blessings (wealth/honor) Yoruba Unisex
Omolabukunola The child is a blessing who brings wealth/prosperity Yoruba Girl
Omolabunmi My child is a gift / the child has brought me joy Yoruba Girl
Omolade Child has come with wealth; a child who brings honor and prosperity Yoruba Unisex
Omoladun Child of sweetness/delight; brings joy Yoruba Unisex
Omolarah Literally 'child is wealth' - a child who is precious/cherished by the family. Yoruba Unisex
Omolayo Child brings joy Yoruba Unisex
Omololuwa Child of God Yoruba Unisex
Omolore Child of wealth / the child brings wealth or favor Yoruba Unisex
Omotola Child worthy of honor Yoruba Girl
Onilonile Owner of the house; master of the home Yoruba Unisex
Oniyi Has honor; one who possesses dignity or respect Yoruba Unisex
Oranyan Linked to the legendary Yoruba prince Oranmiyan/Oranyan; connotes royal lineage, rulership or warrior-king - loosely 'born to be a ruler'. Yoruba Boy
Ore Hebrew: 'light'; Yoruba: 'friend' or 'gift' (often a short form of longer names); English: 'metal-bearing rock' (ore). English, Hebrew, Yoruba Unisex
Orun Heaven, sky; the spiritual or ancestral realm Yoruba Unisex
Ositọlụwa God favors or cares for the poor/the needy Yoruba Unisex
Oyah Turkish: 'lace' or ornamental embroidery; Yoruba: name of the orisha (goddess) associated with winds, storms and change. 'Oyah' is most often a variant spelling of 'Oya'. Turkish, Yoruba Girl
Pemi From Tibetan Pema meaning "lotus"; as a Yoruba diminutive it derives from longer names (e.g., Pemisola) and reflects their meanings. Yoruba Unisex
Phemi From Greek: 'fame, report'; alternatively associated with Yoruba Femi meaning 'love me'/'beloved' when used as a variant Greek, Yoruba Girl
Sadele Likely 'princess' or 'crowned one' depending on whether it derives from Sarah/Sadie or Folashade English, Yoruba Girl
Segun Victorious; conqueror (often short for Olusegun/Oluwasegun, 'God is victorious') Yoruba Boy
Seye God has done/made this (often a short form of Oluwaseyi) Yoruba Unisex
sijuade Added to the crown; one who brings honor or increase to the crown/royalty Yoruba Boy
Simbiatu Blessed, gifted, or favored (often given to a child seen as a blessing) Yoruba Girl
Solah {'Sanskrit/Hindi': 'sixteen (solah, the number 16)', 'Spanish/Latin': "related to 'sol' meaning 'sun' (interpreted as 'of the sun' or 'sunny')", 'Yoruba/Nigerian': "likely a short form of Olusola/Osola, relating to 'God has blessed with wealth' or 'makes wealth'", 'Arabic': "possible variant of Salah (صلاح) meaning 'righteousness' or 'goodness' (spelling differs)"} Arabic, Hindi, Latin, Sanskrit, Spanish, Yoruba Unisex
Temy From Yoruba 'Temi' meaning 'mine' or 'belonging to me' (often a short form of longer names expressing gratitude or joy). Yoruba Unisex
Tinu In Sanskrit-derived use: 'small, slender, delicate'. Also commonly used as a short form of longer Yoruba or other given names (meaning depends on the full name). Sanskrit, Yoruba Unisex
Tiwa Ours; belonging to us (from Yoruba 'tiwa') Yoruba Girl
Toks Returned from overseas English, Yoruba Boy
Tokunbo Born abroad; came from across the sea Yoruba Unisex
Tope Worthy of praise; deserving praise Yoruba Unisex
Tosin Worthy to be worshipped / worthy of praise; often short for Oluwatosin ('God is worthy to be worshipped'). Yoruba Unisex
Toya' Commonly a diminutive of LaToya or Toyin; associated meanings include "praiseworthy" or "worthy of praise" (from Yoruba Oluwatoyin). In other contexts it can be a place-derived Japanese name. English, Japanese, Yoruba Girl
Toye In Yoruba usage, typically means 'worthy of praise' or 'to be praised'; as an English surname it has no specific given-name meaning. English, Norman, Yoruba Unisex
Toyin Worthy to be praised; often short for Oluwatoyin - 'God is worthy to be praised'. Yoruba Unisex
Tunde Has returned Yoruba Boy
Wunmi Pleases me Yoruba Girl
Yemana Mother of the sea; associated with the Yoruba sea goddess Yemọja Yoruba Girl
Yemmy From Yoruba 'Yemi' meaning 'befits me' or 'suits me' - often short for names like Adeyemi ('the crown befits me') Yoruba Unisex
Yetty Home ruler; mother returned English, French, Germanic, Yoruba Girl
Yewande Mother sought me out Yoruba Girl
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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