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Top Yoruba Baby Names in Nigeria

[LIST] Top Yoruba Baby Names for Boys and Girls

Now you don’t have to scratch your head in lost, wondering how to find a big list of plenty Yoruba baby names in one single place – we have compiled over 300 cute, unique names of baby boys and baby girls for you to choose from. Below, you’ll also find a list of popular, unisex Yoruba baby names.
To make it easy for you to quickly find a cute name for your baby, I arranged the list of baby names in alphabetical order from A to Z. See the names below.

#1. Unique Yoruba Baby Boy Names

Abayomi                 Adeyemo             Ifeoluwa                    Oluwanifemi
Abayomrunkoje     Adigun                  Jaiyesimi                 Oluwarogbayi
Abegunde               Afiba                    Monjolaoluwa          Oluwaseun
Abeni                      Agdebiyi              Niyilolawa                 Oluwashinaayo
Abeo                       Ajala                     Oba                          Oluwasoromiyo
Abidugun                Ajeigbe                Oladele                     Oluwatobatayin
Abidemi                  Ajibola                 Oladosu                    Oluwatoke
Abioye                    Akande                Olajide                      Oluwatomiwa
Abolanle                 Akeju                   Olalekan                   Oluwatose
Adebambo             Akin                     Olaniyi                      Oluwatumishe
Adebamgbe           Akingbade          Olaoluwajuwon        Oluwayomibo
Adebisi                   Akinjide               Olaseni                     Omodele
Adebiyi                   Akinola                Olatundun                 Omotanwa
Adebowale             Akinrinade           Olayemi                   Omowale
Adeboye                 Akinsheye           Olorunyomi              Onipede
Adedayo                 Akinshiju              Olufemi                    Owodunni
Adedeji                   Akintunde            Olugbala                   Oyewole
Adejola                   Akoni                   Olukayode                Popoola
Adekola                  Ariwoope             Olumoroti                 Sunkanmi
Adeleke                  Ayobami              Olusegun                  Tejumola
Adeleye                  Ayodele               Olusola                     Tejumola
Adeolu                    Ayoola                 Oluwa                       Temidire
Adesehinwa           Ayotunde             Oluwadamilare        Temidire
Adesola                  Babafemi             Oluwadunmininu      Temitope
Adetokunbo            Banjoko               Oluwafeyisayo         Temitope
Adetokunbo            Dada                    Oluwafunso             Toluwalogo
Adetosoye              Durojaiye             Oluwagbenga          Oluwagbolawoyin
Adewole                 Ebunoluwa          Oluwakanmi             OluwaTamilore
Adeyemi                 Eniafe                  Oluwalanni              Gbolagade 
Tiwadara 

#2. Cute Yoruba Baby Girl Names

Ayoola                  Bolanile                Motuneayo
Bolanile                Busayo                Ojuolape
Busayo                 Diola                    Olabisi
Abebi                    Eniafe                  Olayemi
Adebisi                 Eya                      Olorunyomi
Abioye                  Fehintola              Olusola
Abolanle               Feyisetan             Oluwabusola
Adeboye              Fisayo                  Oluwadunmininu
Adedoyin              Fola                     Oluwafeyisayo
Adefolake            Folashade            Oluwafunbi
Adenike                Folake                 Oluwaseun
Adenike                Fowoke               Oluwasoromiyo
Adeola                  Ibironke               Oluwatoke
Adeolu                  Ife                        Oluwatomiwa
Aderinola              Ifede                    Oluwatose
Aderiyike              Ifeoluwapo           Oluwayomibo
Adesewa              Ifetundun             Oluwashanumi
Adetokunbo         Ikeoluwa              Omodele
Adetokunbo         Ileara                   Omorinsola
Adetowumi           Inumidun             Omotanwa
Adewemimo        Iretomiwa            Omolola
Adodoola              Itunu                    Oreoluwa
Adunola                Iyabo                   Oyinlola
Afafa                    Jaiyesimi             Rayowa
Agbebiyi               Jesutise               Ronke
Aniyan                  Lewa                    Tejumola
Atinuke                 Modupeore          Temidire
Ayobami              Mofoluwakemi    Temitope
Ayoluwa               Mojisola               Tiwa
Ayoola                  Morenikeji            Toluwalogo
Bisi                       Mosunmoluwa     Yetunde
Titilopemininuoluwa Titilope                 Tifeoluwa
Otitololuwa

#3. Top Yoruba Unisex Baby Names

Abidemi            Afoaka                 Adetokunbo             Oluwaseun
Abiodun            Agbapuonwu       Agbebiyi                  Oluwasoromiyo
Abioye              Agbebiyi               Ayobami                 Oluwatoke
Abolanle           Ajaka                    Ayoola                    Oluwatomiwa
Adebisi             Abioye                  Eniafe                     Oluwatose
Adeboye          Abolanle               Jaiyesimi                 Oluwayomibo
Adeolu              Adebisi                 Olayemi                  Omenukor
Adesola           Adeolu                   Olorunyomi             Omodele
Adetokunbo     Adesola                 Oluwadunmininu     Omotanwa
Aduba              Adetokunbo           Oluwafeyisayo        Toluwalogo
Ireoluware        Oluwamunumidun   Moridunuoluwa      Diekoniore oluwa
  

Why this Yoruba Baby Names List Makes Life Easy

If you’re a Yoruba woman who is expecting a new-born baby boy or about to host the naming ceremony of your new baby boy, then this list of popular Yoruba names of boys is for you. The Yoruba christening ceremony is one of the most interesting in Nigeria, especially the part where a new-born baby (boy or girl) has to be named by almost every single person in the extended family.
So, even for a grand-parent, Aunt or Uncle who is expecting a new-born baby boy, there’s the pressure of choosing a names before the arrival of the baby boy – or before the Yoruba naming ceremony. Hence, we thought to make it easy for you by compiling the top Yoruba baby names in one single place, here.

Which Yoruba Baby Boy Name Did You Pick?

I hope you found a cute name for your baby boy or girl, in the list above.
In case there’s a Yoruba baby name you did not see in the above list, please let me know in the comments box below and I’ll add it when I update the list of names.

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  1. Unknown23 September 2015 at 08:06

    Ireoluware, oluwamunumidun, Titilopemininuoluwa( Titilope for short), Moridunuoluwa, diekoniore oluwa,oluwagbolawoyin,oluwaTamilore.

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    1. momsandbabiesnaija15 March 2016 at 16:21

      Thank you so very much Temi dear. These names are indeed lovely

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  2. Anonymous8 May 2016 at 13:37

    Tifeoluwa, Gbolagade, Tiwadara, Otitololuwa,

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