| Femi | Ayotunde | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Love me | Joy has returned |
| Origin | Yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | FEH-mee | ah-yoh-TOON-deh |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| First appeared | 1985 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1995 (7) | 2016 (9) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Femi | Ayotunde |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5 | 0 |
| 2010s | 5 | 37 |
| 2000s | 10 | 6 |
| 1990s | 7 | 0 |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 |
Femi means “love me,” a short form of Oluwafemi, “God loves me.”
A Yoruba sentence-name, ayo ('joy') + tun ('again') + de ('has come'), meaning 'joy has returned / come again.' The -tunde element is usually masculine.
Femi and Ayotunde are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Femi means Love me (Yoruba origin), while Ayotunde means Joy has returned (yoruba origin).
In US records, Femi first appears in 1985 and Ayotunde in 0, so Ayotunde has the longer recorded history.