Yoruba

yoh-ROO-buh /joˈɹuːbə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Yoruba is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Yoruba is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1974. Yoruba was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 1972 (7 births).

About the name Yoruba

Pronunciationyoh-ROO-buh /joˈɹuːbə/
7peak births 1972
1972first in SSA data

Names similar to Yoruba

How popular is Yoruba?

Girls named Yoruba
19721974
Girls named Yoruba per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1972–1974 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1974) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Yoruba total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19746—#8,763
19727—#7,288