Yemi is a girl's name of African origin meaning “Wealth befits me.” In 2024 it was given to 5 girls in the United States.
Yemi belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “Wealth befits me” — 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, Yemi first appears in Social Security records in 2021. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #15114 in 2023, and in 2024 5 babies received the name — 17 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Yemi means “Wealth befits me” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Yemi is a girl name. In 2024, 5 babies received the name in the US.
Yemi comes from the African tradition.
Yemi first appears in US records in 2021. Its best-ever ranking was #15114 in 2023, and 5 babies were given the name in 2024.
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