Yejide

Yejide is a name that honors the belief that the soul and spirit of a parent can come back in a child — or more generally that a child looks like her mother. It comes from the Yoruba words iya, ji, and de meaning "mother", "awake", and "arrive" respectively. Notable bearers include writer Yejide Kilanko and content creator Yejide Adewakun, while the name appears on a central character in the 2017 novel, Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀.

Pronounced yay-JEE-day.

As of October 2026, Yejide ranked #15209 for girls in US births in 1990 SSA.