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Temitope

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Pronounced teh-mee-TOH-pay /tɛˌmiːˈtoʊ.peɪ/Low

Meaning: Temitope is a Yoruba given name from Nigeria meaning 'mine is worthy of thanks' or, more freely, 'thanks be to God'. It belongs to the wide Yoruba family of names expressing gratitude for a child.Medium

In 30 seconds: Temitope is a Yoruba name meaning 'mine is worthy of thanks' or 'thanks be to God'. It stayed rare in the US, peaking around two-thousand-four (said teh-mee-TOH-pay).
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Origin MediumYoruba
MeaningTemitope is a Yoruba given name from Nigeria meaning 'mine is worthy of thanks' or, more freely, 'thanks be to God'. It belongs to the wide Yoruba family of names expressing gratitude for a child.
U.S. rank (2020)#13340 ↗ Rising
2020 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2004
Total births (all-time)≈ 260

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200419762020

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Temitope is a Yoruba name meaning 'mine is worthy of thanks' or 'thanks be to God'. It sits within the rich Yoruba tradition of gratitude-names carried by Nigerian families, and in everyday use it is often shortened to the affectionate Tope. In American records it stays rare but reads clearly as a name of thanks.

It appears thinly in American records mainly in recent decades and reached its slim peak around two-thousand-four. A girl named Temitope then is in her early twenties today.

Did you know? Like many Yoruba names, Temitope reads as a small sentence of thanksgiving, and it is often shortened warmly to Tope among family and friends.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Temitope — Yoruba 'mine is worthy of thanks / thanks be to God'.

Variations

TemitayoTemilopeTope

Nicknames

TopeTemi

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If you like Temitope…

Temidayo— a like Yoruba gratitude name
Tiwatope— echoes that soft -pe sound
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Temitope mean?

Temitope is a Yoruba name meaning 'mine is worthy of thanks' or 'thanks be to God'.

How do you pronounce Temitope?

It is said teh-mee-TOH-pay /tɛˌmiːˈtoʊ.peɪ/, four syllables with the stress on the third.

Is Temitope a boy or girl name?

Temitope is used here as a girl's name.

How popular is Temitope?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.

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