Obafemi
Obafemi is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Abiodun Obafemi, Nigerian footballer Afolabi Obafemi, English footballer Michael Obafemi, Irish footballer Obafemi Anibaba, Nigerian civil servant and businessman Obafemi Awolowo (1909–1987), Nigerian politician and leader Obafemi Ayanbadejo, American football fullback Obafemi Lasode, Nigerian actor Obafemi Martins,…
Meaning & Origin of Obafemi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Obafemi is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Abiodun Obafemi, Nigerian footballer Afolabi Obafemi, English footballer Michael Obafemi, Irish footballer Obafemi Anibaba, Nigerian civil servant and businessman Obafemi Awolowo (1909–1987), Nigerian politician and leader Obafemi Ayanbadejo, American football fullback Obafemi Lasode, Nigerian actor Obafemi Martins,…
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The Story of Obafemi
Obafemi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2006, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 5 births, good for #12,053 nationwide. About 50% of every Obafemi on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Obafemi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Obafemi
Obafemi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Obafemi's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #12,053. Use the chart and map above to compare Obafemi'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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