| Ife | Kehinde | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Love | Second-born of twins |
| Origin | yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | EE-feh | keh-HEEN-deh |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1970 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1977 (16) | 2001 (11) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ife | Kehinde |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010s | 42 | 37 |
| 2000s | 18 | 51 |
| 1990s | 20 | 41 |
| 1980s | 40 | 17 |
| 1970s | 82 | 17 |
From Yoruba ife, 'love.' It also serves as a short form of theophoric names such as Ifeoluwa ('love of God'). A distinct, unrelated Yoruba word Ife also names the ancient city Ile-Ife.
A Yoruba twin-order name for the second twin to be born. In Yoruba tradition Kehinde ('the one who arrives last') is regarded as the elder, said to send Taiwo ahead to taste the world first. Used for boys and girls.
Ife and Kehinde are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Ife means Love (yoruba origin), while Kehinde means Second-born of twins (yoruba origin).
In US records, Ife first appears in 1970 and Kehinde in 0, so Kehinde has the longer recorded history.