Ifeoluwa
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- ee-feh-oh-LOO-wa
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,690 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #10,104 for girls
Ifeoluwa is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning “love of God”. In 2025 it ranked 1,690th for girls in the UK (18 babies) and 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
What does Ifeoluwa mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba ife + Oluwa
“love of God”
A Yoruba name combining ife, love, with Oluwa, the Lord.
Is Ifeoluwa a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ifeoluwa has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls and 11 boys in the UK and 9 girls and 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Ifeoluwa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,690th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 135% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were named Ifeoluwa, making it the 1,690th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 18 girls. 11 boys were also named Ifeoluwa in 2025 (2,202nd for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Ifeoluwa than any year since 2010.
Half of all the girls named Ifeoluwa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 62% of the babies named Ifeoluwa in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,892nd in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Ifeoluwa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,690 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 14 | #2,070 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,798 |
| 2012 | 14 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,694 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Ifeoluwa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,104th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 180,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the US were named Ifeoluwa, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,846th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999. 7 boys were also named Ifeoluwa in 2025 (9,710th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Ifeoluwa in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2018, 66% of the babies named Ifeoluwa in the US were girls.
Ifeoluwa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5,846 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6,283 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5,794 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6,034 |
| 2014 | 23 | #5,623 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
Nicknames for Ifeoluwa
- Ife
Names like Ifeoluwa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Inioluwa, Ireoluwa, Temiloluwa, Tiaraoluwa, Araoluwa, Imisioluwa, Anjolaoluwa, Eriifeoluwa, Morireoluwa, Oluwanifemi, Oluwatamilore, Adesuwa
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), 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, “Ifeoluwa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ifeoluwa, updated 20 October 2026.