Opeyemi
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- oh-peh-YEH-mee
- Origin
- Yoruba
Opeyemi is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning “thanksgiving befits me”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Opeyemi mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba ope 'thanks' + ye mi 'befits me'
“thanksgiving befits me”
Is Opeyemi a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Opeyemi has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Opeyemi in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Opeyemi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Opeyemi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Nicknames for Opeyemi
- Yemi
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwatamilore, Ireoluwa, Inioluwa, Ifeoluwa, Iremide, Araoluwa, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba
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, “Opeyemi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/opeyemi, updated 20 October 2026.