Yetunde
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- yeh-TOON-deh
- Origin
- Yoruba
Yetunde is a girls' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “mother has returned”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Yetunde mean?
Yoruba
“mother has returned”
A Yoruba name traditionally given to a girl born soon after the death of her grandmother.
Is Yetunde a girl's or a boy's name?
Yetunde is a girls' name.
How popular is Yetunde in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 7 girls.
Yetunde in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Yetunde
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayomide, Tiwatope, Oluwatamilore, Iremide, Temiloluwa, Ifeoluwa, Eriifeoluwa, Oluwanifemi, Inioluwa, Ireoluwa, Araoluwa, Imisioluwa
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Ayomikun, Morayo, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Oluwademilade, Anjolaoluwa, Tifeoluwa, Olamide, Akorede, Oluwadunsin, Boluwatife
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, “Yetunde: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yetunde, updated 20 October 2026.