Opeyemi is a unisex name of African origin meaning “I should be grateful.” In England & Wales it was given to 3 babies in 2014.
Opeyemi belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “I should be grateful” — 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, Opeyemi first appears in Social Security records in 1996 and has been given to 49 babies since 1880. It is a genuinely rare choice in the US.
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Opeyemi means “I should be grateful” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Opeyemi is a unisex name. In England & Wales, 3 babies received the name in 2014.
Opeyemi comes from the African tradition.
Opeyemi is uncommon in US records — it first appears in 1996 and has been given to 49 babies since 1880.
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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