Babatunde
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- bah-bah-TOON-day
- Origin
- Yoruba
Babatunde is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “father has returned”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Babatunde mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba baba 'father' + tun 'again' + de 'arrive'
“father has returned”
Given to a boy born soon after the death of his grandfather, as a sign of the ancestor's return.
Is Babatunde a girl's or a boy's name?
Babatunde is a boys' name.
How popular is Babatunde in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Babatunde in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Babatunde in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,083 |
How popular is Babatunde in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Babatunde in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Babatunde in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
Nicknames for Babatunde
- Tunde
Names like Babatunde
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Boluwatife, Ayomide, Ademide, Oluwademilade, Iremide, Oluwatamilore, Oluwatobi, Kwame, Ifeoluwa, Kenechukwu, Enioluwa, Oluwadunsin
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Ireoluwa, Inioluwa, Araoluwa, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Anjolaoluwa, Tifeoluwa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Babatunde: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/babatunde, updated 20 October 2026.