Temitope
Temitope is a common name of Yoruba origin meaning "Mine is worthy of thanks or gratitude." A related name; Tiwatope means "Ours is worthy of thanks or gratitude." It is mostly a name given by parents to express gratitude sometimes to things that might have surrounded the birth of the child. It is a unisex name.
- Yoruba
Meaning & Origin of Temitope
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Temitope is a common name of Yoruba origin meaning "Mine is worthy of thanks or gratitude." A related name; Tiwatope means "Ours is worthy of thanks or gratitude." It is mostly a name given by parents to express gratitude sometimes to things that might have surrounded the birth of the child. It is a unisex name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yoruba
The Story of Temitope
As a girl name
American parents first put Temitope on the record books as a girl name in 1976, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 17 Temitopes were born — ranking #6,767 that year. About 32% of every Temitope on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Temitope last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 260 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Temitope first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2010: 11 births, good for #7,087 nationwide. About 27% of every Temitope on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Temitope last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 128 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Temitope
Phonetically similar names — useful when Temitope is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Tomato
- Tomatoe
- Tomatto
- Tomatoey
- Tomita
- Tenuto
- Dimetapp
- Timoteo
- Tintype
- Treetop
- Tanktop
- Tomatillo
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Temitope
Temitope is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 260 births in the dataset. Temitope's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #6,767. Use the chart and map above to compare Temitope'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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