Femi
Fẹ́mi is a common Nigerian given unisex name of Yoruba origin which means "love me". Femi is most commonly a diminutive form of "Olufemi" which means The Lord loves me ,("Olú" means Lord, Leader, or the "Prominent one," in the Yoruba language). Olufemi can also be diminutive of Olúwafẹ́mi. Other full forms of the name include Olorunfemi, Jesufemi, Nifemi, Babafemi, Obafemi, Adefemi, Ifafemi etc.
- Yoruba
Meaning & Origin of Femi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fẹ́mi is a common Nigerian given unisex name of Yoruba origin which means "love me". Femi is most commonly a diminutive form of "Olufemi" which means The Lord loves me ,("Olú" means Lord, Leader, or the "Prominent one," in the Yoruba language). Olufemi can also be diminutive of Olúwafẹ́mi. Other full forms of the name include Olorunfemi, Jesufemi, Nifemi, Babafemi, Obafemi, Adefemi, Ifafemi etc.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yoruba
The Story of Femi
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Femi as a girl name dates back to 1977, when 8 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Femi — #10,293 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Femi on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Femi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 45 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Femi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1995: 7 births, good for #6,992 nationwide. About 31% of every Femi on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Femi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 32 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Femi
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About the name Femi
Femi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 45 births in the dataset. Femi's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #10,293. Use the chart and map above to compare Femi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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