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Yoruba Names for Boys

There are 9 Yoruba names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Yoruba names 1 to 9. Adan was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #299 and a usage of 0.0512%. The unusual Yoruba names are Ahkeen (English and Nigerian), Akeen (English and Nigerian), Akin (English and Nigerian), Kayin, Ogun (Yoruban), Oko, Olorun (Yoruban), and finally Oni.

Yoruba names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1950s. At the modest height of their usage in 2005, 0.054% of baby boys were given Yoruba names. There were 1 Yoruba names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2008, 1 Yoruba name listed among the top 1000, with a usage of 0.051%.

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Adan Popularity Trend of Adan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 299 299 a large bat; little ... is Hebrew, African-Yoruba, and Celtic ...

Ahkeen brave, heroic ...It is of African-Yoruba origin. ...

Akeen brave, heroic ... its origin is African-Yoruba. ...

Akin brave, heroic ... its origin is African-Yoruba ...

Kayin celebrated ... origins in the African-Yoruba language ...

Ogun god of war ...

Oko the god Ogun ...Oko's origin is African-Yoruba ...

Olorun belonging to the god ... is of African-Yoruba origin and it is used ...

Oni one born in a sacred ...1: Oni is derived from African-Yoruba origins ...


Popularity Trend
for Yoruba Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Yoruba Names
in 2006