The names of the children are traditionally found by divination performed by a group of Babalawo – traditional Ifá priests, but in recent times names can also come from those of ranking members of the family, including the father, mother, grandparents, or next of kin.
Some days after that a public ceremony with feasting and entertainment is held and family and friends are all invited to celebrate the arrival of the child.
It is believed that the first of the twins is Táíwò (or Táyé), "tọ́-ayé-wò" meaning, (One who tastes the world) whose intention in coming out first is to perceive whether or not the environment that they are about to enter is a good one for his or her superior to be in.
For example: Olúwatiṣé (The Lord has done it) – the parents prayed for a child and were granted one by God, often replaces the more traditional Ifátiṣe, which recognizes the Divination system/Òrìṣà Ifá.
Rofiah becomes Rafiat or Ràfíátù, Is'haq becomes Ísíákà, Usman becomes Sùnmọ́nù, Idris becomes Dìísù, Khadijah becomes Khadijat or Àdíjá, Aisha becomes Aishat, Ismail becomes Ismaila or Súnmẹ́là, Qudrah becomes Kúdírá, Kudirat, Kúdí, or Kudiratu, Imran becomes Múráínà, Dhikrullah becomes Síkírù, and so on.
Oriki could be a single word name like "Àdùnní", or it could be verses recounting the ancestry of the person and their feats.