Yetunde
Yetunde is a traditional name of the Yoruba ethnic group for females which factors into Yoruba religious beliefs, meaning "Mother has returned". This is the name the Yoruba give to a daughter born shortly after the death of a paternal grandmother. In essence, the baby is regarded in Yoruba society and worldview as the reincarnation of their grandmother.
- Yoruba
Meaning & Origin of Yetunde
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yetunde is a traditional name of the Yoruba ethnic group for females which factors into Yoruba religious beliefs, meaning "Mother has returned". This is the name the Yoruba give to a daughter born shortly after the death of a paternal grandmother. In essence, the baby is regarded in Yoruba society and worldview as the reincarnation of their grandmother.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yoruba
The Story of Yetunde
The earliest SSA record of Yetunde as a baby girl name dates back to 1972, when 10 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Yetunde — #6,132 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Yetundes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2004 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 192 Yetundes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Yetunde
Yetunde is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 192 births in the dataset. Yetunde's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #6,132. Use the chart and map above to compare Yetunde'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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