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Babajide

Quick answerThe name 'Babajide' means "father has arrived" or "father is coming" in Yoruba, derived from the roots *baba* (father) and *jide* (arrived/awakened).

Yoruba · Boy · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#9,769
TrendVintage
Peak year1985
Syllables3
OriginYoruba
LanguageYoruba
CultureYoruba
Letters8
Numerology7 Chaldean 8
Global rank#4,812

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Babajide

The name 'Babajide' means "father has arrived" or "father is coming" in Yoruba, derived from the roots *baba* (father) and *jide* (arrived/awakened).

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Etymology

The name 'Babajide' means "father has arrived" or "father is coming" in Yoruba, derived from the roots *baba* (father) and *jide* (arrived/awakened). It is primarily used among the Yoruba people of Nigeria and in the African diaspora, often given to a child born after the death of a grandfather or father to signify his spiritual return, with no specific religious affiliation beyond traditional Yoruba spirituality.

Babajide currently ranks #9,769 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1985.

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