Yoruba baby names

Yoruba baby names are generally used by the Yoruba people and Yoruba language-speaking individuals in Benin, Togo, and Nigeria.

According to Yoruba custom, Yoruba babies are named in the ceremony that held after 7 days of their birth. Traditionally, the name of Yoruba babies is found by divination performed by a group of Babalawo, traditional Ifá priests. But in recent days, Yoruba baby names can also come from those of ranking members of the family which includes the father, mother, grandparents, or next of relatives. Yoruba babies are given favourite names of their mother, father or other next of kin and these names usually comes from the grandparents and great grandparents of the child to be named. After the child's birth, a private ceremony is held where he/she is bestowed the name and few days after private ceremony, a public ceremony is held with entertainment and feasting. There are five categories in which Yoruba baby names are classified and these are Oruko Amutorunwa or destiny names, Oruko Abiso or acquired names, Oruko Oriki or Panegyrics, Oruko Abiku, and Oruko Inagije or alias.

Below is the list of some of the best Yoruba baby names.