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Opeyemi

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 145

Opeyemi is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 61% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2010 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2008, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Opeyemi over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10
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Births named Opeyemi by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 27
2000s 47
2010s (to 2014) 22

How popular is Opeyemi?

In 2014, Opeyemi was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Opeyemi is used

England & Wales #7,348 3 in 2014
United States #16,845 6 in 2010

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Opeyemi

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Opeyemi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Opeyemi

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Opeyemi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Opeyemi

How popular is the name Opeyemi?

In 2014, Opeyemi was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Opeyemi a girl's or a boy's name?

Opeyemi is used for both girls and boys. About 61% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Opeyemi most popular?

Opeyemi peaked in 2008, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.