Yoruba Boy Names
Yoruba names often carry longer family or religious statements; U.S. records usually omit the language’s tone marks. The collection balances recognizable names with less-used choices. The figures describe these spellings in U.S. records; they are not rankings in the source language’s home countries.
| Save name | Name & connection | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 1974. | 67#2,146 | Up 472 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 1889. | 14#6,213 | Down 2,041 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Joṣua; in U.S. records from 1971. | —Unranked | — | 1987 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 1998. | 7#10,554 | Down 3,113 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Kẹhinde; in U.S. records from 1977. | —Unranked | — | 2001 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Ayọ; in U.S. records from 1973. | —Unranked | — | 2021 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Adeyẹmi; in U.S. records from 1972. | —Unranked | — | 1996 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 1972. | —Unranked | — | 1992 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Adebayọ; in U.S. records from 1979. | —Unranked | — | 1997 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 1975. | —Unranked | — | 1977 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Kọlawọle; in U.S. records from 1983. | —Unranked | — | 1995 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Abiọdun; in U.S. records from 1977. | —Unranked | — | 1977 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 2009. | —Unranked | — | 2009 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 1986. | —Unranked | — | 1986 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Kọlade; in U.S. records from 1997. | —Unranked | — | 2013 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 2020. | —Unranked | — | 2023 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 2017. | —Unranked | — | 2018 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Ọlatunji; in U.S. records from 1974. | —Unranked | — | 1974 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 1923. | —Unranked | — | 1923 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 1961. | —Unranked | — | 1961 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 1973. | —Unranked | — | 1973 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Abimbọla; in U.S. records from 2010. | —Unranked | — | 2010 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Membership on this list is editorial — we chose names that genuinely fit the theme. Every number is from official birth data: "—" means the name had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, which makes it a genuinely rare pick today, not an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.