Ibukunoluwa
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- ee-boo-koon-oh-LOO-wa
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
Ibukunoluwa is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning “blessing of God”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Ibukunoluwa mean?
Yoruba: from ibukun 'blessing' and Oluwa 'God'
“blessing of God”
Is Ibukunoluwa a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ibukunoluwa has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK.
How popular is Ibukunoluwa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 433% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Ibukunoluwa, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2012, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ibukunoluwa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2024, 42% of the babies named Ibukunoluwa in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Ibukunoluwa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Nicknames for Ibukunoluwa
- Ibukun
- Buki
Names like Ibukunoluwa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ifeoluwa, Imisioluwa, Inioluwa, Temiloluwa, Anjolaoluwa, Ireoluwa, Morireoluwa, Eriifeoluwa, Tiaraoluwa, Araoluwa, Oluwanifemi, Oluwatamilore
More Yoruba names
Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Iremide, Ayomikun, Morayo, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Oluwademilade, 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, “Ibukunoluwa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ibukunoluwa, updated 20 October 2026.