Folashade
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- foh-lah-SHAH-day
- Origin
- Yoruba
Folashade is a girls' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “honour confers a crown”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Folashade mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba Folashade: fola 'honour' + se 'make' + ade 'crown'
“honour confers a crown”
A Yoruba name from Nigeria meaning honour confers a crown, built from the words for honour and crown.
Is Folashade a girl's or a boy's name?
Folashade is a girls' name.
How popular is Folashade in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 6 girls.
Folashade in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Nicknames for Folashade
- Fola
- Shade
Names like Folashade
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayomide Tiwatope Oluwatamilore Iremide Temiloluwa Ifeoluwa Inioluwa Ireoluwa Araoluwa Imisioluwa Oluwanifemi Eriifeoluwa
Names related to Folashade
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa Tobi Oluwadarasimi Ayomikun Morayo Obaloluwa Oluwatobiloba Oreoluwa Sade Oluwademilade Anjolaoluwa Tifeoluwa Olamide Akorede Oluwadunsin Boluwatife
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, “Folashade: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/folashade, updated 20 October 2026.