Obanijesu
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-bah-nee-JAY-soo
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- Style
- New arrival
Obanijesu is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “Jesus is king”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Obanijesu mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba oba ni Jesu
“Jesus is king”
A Christian Yoruba name from Nigeria, built from oba 'king' and Jesu 'Jesus'.
Is Obanijesu a girl's or a boy's name?
Obanijesu is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Obanijesu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Obanijesu, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Obanijesu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
Names like Obanijesu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oluwatobi, Obaloluwa, Oluwadunsin, Kamsiyochukwu, Naetochukwu, Ifeoluwa, Enioluwa, Ireoluwa, Araoluwa, Boluwatife, Inioluwa, Tobechukwu
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwatamilore, Iremide, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Oluwademilade, Anjolaoluwa, Tifeoluwa
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, “Obanijesu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/obanijesu, updated 20 October 2026.