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