Adetola
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- ah-deh-TOH-lah
- Origin
- Yoruba
Adetola is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning “the crown is worth wealth”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Adetola mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba name beginning with ade 'crown'
“the crown is worth wealth”
Yoruba name beginning with ade 'crown', typical of families with royal or chiefly lineage.
Is Adetola a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Adetola has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Adetola in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 4 girls.
Adetola in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Nicknames for Adetola
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwatamilore, Ireoluwa, Inioluwa, Ifeoluwa, Iremide, Araoluwa, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba
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, “Adetola: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adetola, updated 20 October 2026.