Yemi
Yẹmí is a unisex Nigerian and Yoruba given name. It means befit me and is the diminutive form for many yoruba names such as Oláyemí meaning Wealth befits me, Olúyẹmí meaning God befits me, Adéyẹmí meaning Crown befits me, and others.
Meaning & Origin of Yemi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yẹmí is a unisex Nigerian and Yoruba given name. It means befit me and is the diminutive form for many yoruba names such as Oláyemí meaning Wealth befits me, Olúyẹmí meaning God befits me, Adéyẹmí meaning Crown befits me, and others.
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The Story of Yemi
Yemi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2021, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 6 Yemis were born — ranking #13,458 that year. As of 2026, Yemi ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Yemis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yemi
Yemi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2021 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Yemi's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #13,458. Use the chart and map above to compare Yemi'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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