Korede
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- koh-REH-deh
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Korede is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “has brought goodness”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Korede mean?
Yoruba: often short for Oluwakorede
“has brought goodness”
Often a short form of Oluwakorede, 'God has brought goodness'.
Is Korede a girl's or a boy's name?
Korede is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Korede in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 88% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Korede, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2016, with 7 boys.
2025 had more boys named Korede than any year since 2016.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Korede in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
Names like Korede
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ademide, Iremide, Oluwatamilore, Oluwademilade, Boluwatife, Ayomide, Kobe, Kamsiyochukwu, Oluwafikayomi, Obaloluwa, Araoluwa, Ireoluwa
Names related to Korede
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Inioluwa, Ifeoluwa, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Anjolaoluwa, Tifeoluwa, Olamide, Akorede
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Korede: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/korede, updated 20 October 2026.