Oluwaseyi
Seyi, Oluseyi, or Oluwaseyi is a Yoruba unisex given name and an occasional surname.It means"does it".
- Yoruba
Meaning & Origin of Oluwaseyi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seyi, Oluseyi, or Oluwaseyi is a Yoruba unisex given name and an occasional surname.It means"does it".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yoruba
The Story of Oluwaseyi
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Oluwaseyi as a girl name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Oluwaseyi — #9,452 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 63% of all recorded Oluwaseyis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 90 Oluwaseyis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Oluwaseyi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1994, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2002: 14 births, good for #5,131 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Oluwaseyis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 232 Oluwaseyis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Oluwaseyi most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Nigeria59%
- NE38%
- Iceland2%
- Norway1%
- United States1%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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About the name Oluwaseyi
Oluwaseyi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 232 births in the dataset. Oluwaseyi's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #5,131. Use the chart and map above to compare Oluwaseyi'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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