Oluwatimileyin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-loo-wah-tee-mee-LEH-yin
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
Oluwatimileyin is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “God is behind me”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Oluwatimileyin mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba, from Oluwa ti mi leyin
“God is behind me”
Expresses that God supports and backs the child; often shortened to Timi or Timileyin.
Is Oluwatimileyin a girl's or a boy's name?
Oluwatimileyin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Oluwatimileyin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 109% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Oluwatimileyin, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2008, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Oluwatimileyin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2013, 31% of the babies named Oluwatimileyin in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Oluwatimileyin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Nicknames for Oluwatimileyin
- Timi
Names like Oluwatimileyin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oluwadunsin, Obaloluwa, Boluwatife, Inioluwa, Oluwatobi, Obi, Ireoluwa, Enioluwa, Ifeoluwa, Araoluwa, Ayomide, Kamsiyochukwu
Names related to Oluwatimileyin
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) 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, “Oluwatimileyin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oluwatimileyin, updated 20 October 2026.