Given name & surname
Babatunde
“one who resembles his grandfather”
Babatunde is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “one who resembles his grandfather.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who resembles his grandfather.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Babatunde through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 344
- 344 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,405 as a first name in 2020; 616 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Babatunde’s family of names
Babatunde has a related form in Babatund. Babatunde has a related form in Babatundee. Babatunde has a related form in Babatundey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Babatunde
- Tunde AdebimpeAmerican musicianborn 1975
- Babatunde FasholaNigerian politicianborn 1963
- Baba SuweNigerian actor and comedian1958–2021
- Dabba-KatoPolish professional wrestler and American football player (born 1989)born 1988
- Babatunde OsotimehinHealth minister of Nigeria (1949-2017)
- Babatunde OgunnaikeAmerican chemist1956–2022
- Babatunde ElegbedeNigerian politician and admiral1939–1994
- Babatunde OmotobaNigerian politicianborn 1969
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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