Adebowale
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-deh-boh-WAH-leh
- Origin
- Yoruba
Adebowale is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “the crown has come home”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Adebowale mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba Ade-bo-wale
“the crown has come home”
Yoruba name beginning with ade 'crown', typical of families with royal or chiefly lineage.
Is Adebowale a girl's or a boy's name?
Adebowale is a boys' name.
How popular is Adebowale in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 5 boys.
Adebowale in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
Nicknames for Adebowale
- Ade 11 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Adebowale
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Boluwatife, Ayomide, Ademide, Oluwademilade, Araoluwa, Oluwatamilore, Inioluwa, Oluwatobi, Ifeoluwa, Obaloluwa, Enioluwa, Ireoluwa
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Iremide, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Anjolaoluwa, Tifeoluwa, Olamide, Akorede, Imisioluwa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Adebowale: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adebowale, updated 20 October 2026.