Afolabi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-foh-LAH-bee
- Origin
- Yoruba
Afolabi is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “born into wealth”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Afolabi mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba a fi ola bi
“born into wealth”
Yoruba name for a child born into honour or prosperity; also a common Nigerian surname.
Is Afolabi a girl's or a boy's name?
Afolabi is a boys' name.
How popular is Afolabi in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 6 boys.
Afolabi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Afolabi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oluwatobi Oluwafikayomi Araoluwa Oluwadarasimi Ayomide Ayodeji Ademide Inioluwa Enioluwa Oluwadunsin Ireoluwa Obi
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa Tobi Oluwatamilore Ifeoluwa Iremide Ayomikun Oluwanifemi Morayo Temiloluwa Obaloluwa Oluwatobiloba Oreoluwa Sade Oluwademilade Anjolaoluwa Tifeoluwa
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, “Afolabi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/afolabi, updated 20 October 2026.