Olubunmi
Olubunmi is a Yoruba given name meaning "gift of God". Other variations of the names are Bunmi, Oluwabunmi. Alternative forms of this name include: "Ebunoluwa" and "Oreoluwa".
- Yoruba
Meaning & Origin of Olubunmi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Olubunmi is a Yoruba given name meaning "gift of God". Other variations of the names are Bunmi, Oluwabunmi. Alternative forms of this name include: "Ebunoluwa" and "Oreoluwa".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yoruba
The Story of Olubunmi
Olubunmi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1977, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 12 Olubunmis were born — ranking #5,572 that year. As of 2026, Olubunmi ranks #13,724 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 52 Olubunmis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Olubunmi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Olubunmi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Bunmi
- Oluwabunmi
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About the name Olubunmi
Olubunmi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Olubunmi's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #5,572. Use the chart and map above to compare Olubunmi'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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