Oluwaferanmi
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- oh-loo-wah-feh-RAHN-mee
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Oluwaferanmi is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning “God loves me”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Oluwaferanmi mean?
Yoruba: Oluwa 'God' + feran mi 'loves me'
“God loves me”
One of many Yoruba names beginning with Oluwa, 'God' or 'the Lord'.
Is Oluwaferanmi a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Oluwaferanmi has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 9 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Oluwaferanmi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Oluwaferanmi, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 14 boys. 6 girls were also named Oluwaferanmi in 2025 (3,776th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Oluwaferanmi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 40% of the babies named Oluwaferanmi in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Oluwaferanmi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
How popular is Oluwaferanmi 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 Oluwaferanmi, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Oluwaferanmi in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Oluwaferanmi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
Nicknames for Oluwaferanmi
- Feranmi
- Feran
Names like Oluwaferanmi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oluwatobi, Obi, Obaloluwa, Ireoluwa, Inioluwa, Boluwatife, Ifeoluwa, Enioluwa, Araoluwa, Kamsiyochukwu, Tobechukwu, Ayomide
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwatamilore, Iremide, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Oluwademilade, 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, “Oluwaferanmi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oluwaferanmi, updated 20 October 2026.