Given name
Olabisi
“one who brings joy to others”
Olabisi is used as a given name. One Egyptian interpretation is “one who brings joy to others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Egyptian interpretation is “one who brings joy to others.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Egyptian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Olabisi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 5 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 girls is 5 in 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 593 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Olabisi’s family of names
Olabisi has a related form in Olabisea. Olabisi has a related form in Olabisee. Olabisi has a related form in Olabisey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Olabisi
- Olabisi AfolabiNigerian athletics competitorborn 1975
- Bisi SilvaNigerian art curator and art critic (1962-2019)
- Olabisi UgbeborNigerian mathematicianborn 1951
- Olabisi OnabanjoNigerian politician (1927–1990)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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