Entry № 7085 · Other origin

Tope Tope — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ TOH-peh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Worth thanking (Yoruba foundational)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "worth thanking (yoruba foundational)".

Tope is from the Other Tópẹ́. A modern American baby name in the broader Other heritage aesthetic. Tope is a foundational name with deep heritage. Yoruba Tópẹ́ worth thanking worthy of gratitude + Yoruba is worth + ọpẹ́ thanks praise + foundational central in Yoruba gratitude-naming heritage + foundational diminutive form of compound names Toluwalope + Tobiloba + Topelola + foundational central in pan-Yoruba spiritual + naming heritage + foundational Tope Folarin Nigerian-American writer + 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing + foundational pan-Yoruba diaspora heritage. Foundational Other feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Other heritage.

Worth thanking (Yoruba foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Yoruba *Tópẹ́* worth thanking worthy of gratitude + Yoruba *tó* is worth + *ọpẹ́* thanks praise + foundational central in Yoruba gratitude-naming heritage + foundational diminutive form of compound names Toluwalope + Tobiloba + Topelola + foundational central in pan-Yoruba spiritual + naming heritage + foundational Tope Folarin Nigerian-American writer + 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing + foundational pan-Yoruba diaspora heritage

The name in its native script.

Tópẹ́
Transliteration
Tópẹ́
Pronunciation
/ ˈtoʊ.pɛ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Tope stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Tope · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Topes before her.

Real people

In fiction
Tope Folarin / Caine Prize
Yoruba worth thanking + Topẹ́ + diminutive of Toluwalope + Tobiloba + Topelola + Tope Folarin Nigerian-American writer 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing
Nigerian literature

Names connected to Tope.

The number behind Tope.

2

The Builder

Tope has a strong numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

"Other meaning. 2 syllables. Tope."
Mother of one