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Anjola

Gender
Girl
Say it
an-JOH-la
Origin
Yoruba

Anjola is a girls' name of Yoruba origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Where does Anjola come from?

Yoruba: Nigerian name, probably short for a longer Yoruba name

Is Anjola a girl's or a boy's name?

Anjola is a girls' name.

How popular is Anjola in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 6 girls.

2004Busiest: 6 in 20152022
Anjola in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20223#5,885
20210–
20200–
20190–
20180–
20174#4,967
20160–
20156#3,777
20140–
20134#4,953
20120–
20110–
20100–
20090–
20083#5,772
20070–
20060–
20050–
20043#4,789

Names like Anjola

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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, “Anjola: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anjola, updated 20 October 2026.