| Ife | Oluwaseun | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Love | God, thank you |
| Origin | yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | EE-feh | oh-loo-wah-SHAY-oon |
| Syllables | 2 | 5 |
| First appeared | 1970 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1977 (16) | 2004 (17) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ife | Oluwaseun |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 12 |
| 2010s | 42 | 78 |
| 2000s | 18 | 106 |
| 1990s | 20 | 65 |
| 1980s | 40 | 11 |
| 1970s | 82 | 0 |
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 theophoric sentence-name meaning 'God, thank you,' from Oluwa ('God, the Lord') + seun ('thank you'). Commonly abbreviated to Seun.
Ife and Oluwaseun are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Ife means Love (yoruba origin), while Oluwaseun means God, thank you (yoruba origin).
In US records, Ife first appears in 1970 and Oluwaseun in 0, so Oluwaseun has the longer recorded history.