Oluwaferanmi

Oluwaferanmi was the #9,714 boys' name in the US in 2025 (7 babies), and #3,256 in England & Wales.

Oluwaferanmi as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Oluwaferanmi as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Oluwaferanmi as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#9,714 (7)#3,256 (6)#762 (3)——
2024#8,312 (9)#1,859 (13)——#2,710 (6)
2023#10,821 (6)#2,547 (8)———
2022#9,823 (7)#4,002 (4)——#2,810 (5)
2021#12,146 (5)#3,990 (4)——#2,061 (8)
2020#8,067 (9)#2,682 (7)———
2019#9,756 (7)#3,937 (4)———
2018#9,670 (7)#3,959 (4)———
2017#6,338 (13)#3,996 (4)———
2016#7,605 (10)#2,556 (8)———
2015#5,999 (14)#4,747 (3)—#699 (3)—
2014#12,108 (5)#2,690 (7)———
2013#12,136 (5)#2,403 (8)———
2012#9,709 (7)#2,721 (7)———
2011—#1,688 (13)———

Oluwaferanmi as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Oluwaferanmi as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020England & Wales
Oluwaferanmi as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2025—#3,705 (6)
2024—#5,892 (3)
2023—#5,688 (3)
2021#12,206 (7)—
2018#15,682 (5)—
2016#12,876 (7)#4,096 (5)
2012#14,962 (6)#2,969 (8)
2011—#4,049 (5)
2010#14,959 (6)—
2009—#3,936 (5)
2008—#5,545 (3)
2007—#4,294 (4)
2006—#4,157 (4)
2005—#3,382 (5)
2000—#3,247 (4)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2015 at #5,999.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2004.
  • In 2021, 58% of US babies named Oluwaferanmi were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 250,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 250,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Oluwaferanmi is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 200,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 150,000 to 1 in 270,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
OluwaferanmiCanadaBoys—too few
OluwaferanmiEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
OluwaferanmiEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
OluwaferanmiIrelandBoys—too few
OluwaferanmiScotlandBoys#7623
OluwaferanmiUSGirls—too few
OluwaferanmiUSBoys#9,7147