Given name & surname
Olufemi
“loved by God”
Olufemi is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “loved by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “loved by God.”
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 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Olufemi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 390
- 390 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,399 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,399 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,242 as a first name in 2020; 176 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.
Olufemi’s family of names
Olufemi has a related form in Ojutemi. Olufemi has a related form in Olufemea. Olufemi has a related form in Olufemee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Olufemi
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Olufemi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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