Olufemi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-loo-FEH-mee
- Origin
- Yoruba
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Olufemi is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “God loves me”. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Olufemi mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba Olu 'Lord, God' + fe 'love' + mi 'me'
“God loves me”
Is Olufemi a girl's or a boy's name?
Olufemi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Olufemi in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Olufemi in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Olufemi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Olufemi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 9,710th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 240,000 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, 7 boys in the US were named Olufemi, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1983, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
2025 had more boys named Olufemi than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Olufemi in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Olufemi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
Nicknames for Olufemi
- Femi
Names like Olufemi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oluwatobi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwafikayomi, Obi, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oluwademilade, Ayodeji, Ayomide, Oluwadunsin, Ifeoluwa, Boluwatife
Names related to Olufemi
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Tobi, Oluwatamilore, Ireoluwa, Inioluwa, Iremide, Araoluwa, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Oreoluwa, Sade, Anjolaoluwa, Tifeoluwa, Olamide
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, “Olufemi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/olufemi, updated 20 October 2026.