Adekunle
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-deh-KOON-leh
- Origin
- Yoruba
Adekunle is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “the crown fills the house”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Adekunle mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba Ade-kun-ile
“the crown fills the house”
Yoruba name beginning with ade 'crown', typical of families with royal or chiefly lineage.
Is Adekunle a girl's or a boy's name?
Adekunle is a boys' name.
How popular is Adekunle in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 4 boys.
Adekunle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Nicknames for Adekunle
- Kunle
- Ade 11 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Adekunle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ademide, Ayomide, Araoluwa, Boluwatife, Iremide, Oluwatamilore, Oluwademilade, Oluwadunsin, Oluwatobi, Enioluwa, Ireoluwa, Ifeoluwa
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Inioluwa, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Anjolaoluwa, Tifeoluwa, Olamide, Akorede
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, “Adekunle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adekunle, updated 20 October 2026.