Fun Facts About the Name Tiwatope
- 140 babies named Tiwatope: U.S. records list 140 babies given the name Tiwatope from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Tiwatope Mean?
Tiwatope is a Yoruba name commonly explained as 'ours is complete' or 'we have reason to give thanks.' It comes from Yoruba, a Niger-Congo language. The first element is tiwa, 'ours.' The second element is written tope in English, but Yoruba tone marks are often omitted, so it can stand for more than one phrase: t'ọpẹ́, 'of thanks,' yields the sense 'ours is thanks' or 'our own is a reason for gratitude'; tó pé, 'is complete' or 'is enough,' yields 'ours is complete.' The gratitude explanation is common; the 'complete' explanation is a literal alternative.
Tiwatope Name History & Origins
Tiwatope is built from ordinary Yoruba words rather than borrowed from English or Arabic. Tiwa is the possessive 'ours'; the second element is the predicate written tope in English. The result is a compact sentence-name, a common Yoruba pattern in which a child's name states a family's situation or gratitude. The same second element appears in Temitope, and Tope is also used as a short form. Yoruba is spoken chiefly in southwestern Nigeria, with communities in Benin and Togo, and the name is used among Yoruba families and in the diaspora, where it is often written without tone marks.
How Popular is the Name Tiwatope?
Tiwatope has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #5,601 in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,061 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #12,022 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,933 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #11,163 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #12,102 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #17,304 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #6,676 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #5,601 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #9,300 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #7,203 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #9,436 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #10,088 | 11 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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