Araoluwa
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- a-ra-o-LOO-wa
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,206 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,553 for girls
Araoluwa is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning “the wonder of God”. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 5,553rd for girls in the US (22 babies).
What does Araoluwa mean?
Yoruba: from ara, 'wonder', and Oluwa, 'God'
“the wonder of God”
Is Araoluwa a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Araoluwa has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls and 12 boys in the UK and 22 girls in the US.
How popular is Araoluwa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,206th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 176% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Araoluwa, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 20 girls. 12 boys were also named Araoluwa in 2025 (2,087th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Araoluwa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 52% of the babies named Araoluwa in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Araoluwa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 14 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,611 |
| 2022 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
How popular is Araoluwa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,553rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 22 about 1 in 73,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 80% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 22 girls in the US were named Araoluwa, making it the 5,553rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. It first appears in the records in 2014.
2025 had the most girls named Araoluwa of any year since it first appeared, in 2014.
Half of all the girls named Araoluwa in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Araoluwa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #5,553 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2022 | 16 | #6,979 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
Nicknames for Araoluwa
- Ara 10 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Araoluwa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tiaraoluwa, Ireoluwa, Inioluwa, Anjolaoluwa, Ifeoluwa, Temiloluwa, Imisioluwa, Morireoluwa, Eriifeoluwa, Adesuwa, Amarachukwu, Kamsiyochukwu
Names related to Araoluwa
More Yoruba names
Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwatamilore, Iremide, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Oluwademilade, Tifeoluwa, Olamide, Akorede
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Araoluwa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/araoluwa, updated 20 October 2026.