Boy’s name · Yoruba

Oluwafemi

How to say it: oh-loo-wah-FEM-ee · /oʊluːwɑːˈfemi/

Yoruba 'Oluwa fe mi' meaning 'God loves me' - traditional male name among Yoruba Christians.

Oluwafemi was the 9,300th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 7 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to rise to #8,636 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#9,300for boys in 2025
1 in 473,620US babies
7born in 2025
#8,636projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Oluwafemi
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#9,300
Babies born in 20257
Share of births1 in 473,620
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 yearssteady
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#8,636

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Oluwafemi is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 5 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Femi
  • Olu

Honouring a Oluwafemi in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Oluwafemi is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Yoruba.

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