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Rotimi

Quick answerRotimi is a Yoruba name meaning "my people are celebrated" or "fame of my people," derived from the Yoruba words "ro" (to speak/celebrate) and "timi" (my people).

Yoruba · Boy · 3 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#13,938
TrendRising ↑
Peak year1986
Syllables3
OriginYoruba
LanguageYoruba
CultureYoruba
Letters6
Numerology3 Chaldean 1
Global rank#13,938

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

About the name Rotimi

Rotimi is a Yoruba name meaning "my people are celebrated" or "fame of my people," derived from the Yoruba words "ro" (to speak/celebrate) and "timi" (my people).

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Etymology

Rotimi is a Yoruba name meaning "my people are celebrated" or "fame of my people," derived from the Yoruba words "ro" (to speak/celebrate) and "timi" (my people). The name is primarily used among the Yoruba people of Nigeria and the Nigerian diaspora, with no specific religious restriction, though it occurs in both Muslim and Christian Yoruba communities.

Rotimi currently ranks #13,938 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1986.

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