Girl · #13,595 in 2026

Yewande

Name: Popularity of the name Yewande in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Yewande, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Yewande (Yéwándé) is a Nigerian name of Yoruba origins which means "mother sought me out to this place". Yéwándé is a name given to baby girls born after the loss of a mother or grandmother, usually of one of the parents to the child.

Yoruba

Current Rank

#13,595

Peak Rank

#10,588 (1993)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1988

First Year

2002

Last Year

1993

Peak Year

#10588

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Yewande

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

Yoruba

The Story of Yewande

The earliest SSA record of Yewande as a baby girl name dates back to 1988, when 5 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Yewande — #10,588 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Yewande on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Yewande last appeared in the published SSA data in 2002, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 28 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

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Names that sound like Yewande

Phonetically similar names — useful when Yewande is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Joconde
Yuan
Yond
Uint
Yaounde
Qnd
Yawned
Yolande
Un
Ewan
Uin
Euan

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Yewande

What does the name Yewande mean?

What is the origin of the name Yewande?

Yewande has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Yoruba.

How popular is Yewande in 2026?

In 2026, Yewande ranks #13,595 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.

When was Yewande most popular?

Yewande reached its peak popularity in 1993, ranking #10,588 that year with 7 babies given the name.

Is Yewande a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Yewande is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Yewande?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Yewande include Deiana, Shaunell, Lynice. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Yewande

Yewande is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Yewande's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #10,588. Use the chart and map above to compare Yewande'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.