| Temitope | Ife | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Mine is worthy of thanksgiving | Love |
| Origin | yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | teh-mee-TOH-peh | EE-feh |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1970 |
| Peak year | 2004 (17) | 1977 (16) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Temitope | Ife |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 7 | 0 |
| 2010s | 53 | 42 |
| 2000s | 84 | 18 |
| 1990s | 73 | 20 |
| 1980s | 32 | 40 |
| 1970s | 11 | 82 |
A Yoruba sentence-name, roughly 'mine is worthy of thanks/praise,' from temi ('mine') + ope ('thanks, gratitude'). Like many Yoruba names it is frequently shortened, here to Tope.
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.
Temitope and Ife are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Temitope means Mine is worthy of thanksgiving (yoruba origin), while Ife means Love (yoruba origin).
In US records, Temitope first appears in 0 and Ife in 1970, so Temitope has the longer recorded history.