Babatunde is a boy's name of African origin meaning “father returns.” In England & Wales it was given to 4 boys in 2012.
Babatunde belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “father returns” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Babatunde first appears in Social Security records in 1971. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2943 in 1978, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 344 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Babatunde means “father returns” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Babatunde is a boy name. In England & Wales, 4 babies received the name in 2012.
Babatunde comes from the African tradition.
Babatunde first appears in US records in 1971. Its best-ever ranking was #2943 in 1978, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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