Recorded 1977–2023 Unisex name Peak 2023 45 births

Femi — unisex name

45 babies named Femi in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s132010s162020s16
2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Femi was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

9 babies were named Femi in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Femi

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Femi between 1977 and 2023, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Femi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Femi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 32 additional births since 1985.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Femi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Femi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Femi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 45 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Femi at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

45

Since 1977

47 years of records

Peak year

2023

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1977

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2023

Femi popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1977

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
9
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
45678910 2023202020192016201119791977 8

Femi popularity over time — boys

32 total births recorded since 1985 (Femi as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 32 births
4.555.566.577.5 202020112007200519951985 5

Femi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
16 births that decade — 36% of Femi's all-time total
1970s132010s162020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Femi?
45 babies have been named Femi since 1977. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 9 births.
When was Femi most popular?
Femi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Is Femi a unisex name?
Yes, Femi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 45 births, and as a boy's name it has 32 births.
How long has the name Femi been used?
Femi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 47 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Femi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Female, Femke. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.