Entry № 1988 · Yoruba origin

Yewande Yewande — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ yeh-WAHN-deh /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Yoruba

Meaning

"Mother has returned (Yoruba)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Yoruba)

The meaning

A name that means "mother has returned (yoruba)".

Yewande combines the Yoruba iye (mother) and wande (has come back) — "mother has returned." Given to a daughter believed to be the reincarnation of her paternal grandmother.

Yewande Biala (born 1995) is the Irish-Nigerian TV personality.

Mother has returned. The Yoruba reincarnation name.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Yewande

Transliteration: Yewande
Pronunciation: / jəˈwɑːn.dɛ /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Yewande stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Yewande · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Yewandes before her.

Real people

Yewande Biala

Irish-Nigerian TV personality.

born 1995

In fiction

Yewande

Common in Nigerian fiction.

Names connected to Yewande.

Numerology

The number behind Yewande.

The Builder

Yewande reduces to four — the number of Yoruba reincarnation.

Parents on Yewande

Why families chose this name.

"Mother has returned. Seven letters. Yewande."

Adaeze · Mother of one · Lagos