Yoruba Girl 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 1880. | 2,887#87 | Up 22 rank positions in five years | 1964 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 1901. | 23#5,416 | Down 1,500 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Abẹni; in U.S. records from 1974. | —Unranked | — | 2006 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 1973. | —Unranked | — | 2020 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Adenikẹ; in U.S. records from 1972. | —Unranked | — | 1992 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Kẹhinde; in U.S. records from 1980. | —Unranked | — | 2006 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Abimbọla; in U.S. records from 1973. | —Unranked | — | 1977 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Ayọ; in U.S. records from 1972. | —Unranked | — | 1982 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 1976. | —Unranked | — | 1982 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba; in U.S. records from 1998. | —Unranked | — | 1998 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Ayọka; in U.S. records from 1971. | —Unranked | — | 1972 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Ọlọlade; in U.S. records from 2005. | 5#16,640 | new | 2005 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Motunrayọ; in U.S. records from 2002. | —Unranked | — | 2011 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Aderonkẹ; in U.S. records from 1976. | —Unranked | — | 1978 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Mọremi; in U.S. records from 2020. | —Unranked | — | 2022 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Anikẹ; in U.S. records from 1994. | —Unranked | — | 1994 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Abiọna; in U.S. records from 2005. | —Unranked | — | 2005 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Wuraọla; in U.S. records from 2019. | 6#14,837 | new | 2022 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Adeyẹmi; in U.S. records from 2019. | —Unranked | — | 2019 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Ẹta; in U.S. records from 1922. | —Unranked | — | 1922 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Bọsẹde; in U.S. records from 1981. | —Unranked | — | 1981 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Ilọri; in U.S. records from 2004. | —Unranked | — | 2004 | ||
Recorded in Yoruba as Atinukẹ; in U.S. records from 2007. | —Unranked | — | 2007 |
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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.