Imisioluwa
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- ee-mee-see-OH-loo-wah
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,206 for girls
Imisioluwa is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning “inspiration of God”. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies).
What does Imisioluwa mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba name ending in Oluwa, 'God'
“inspiration of God”
A Yoruba name joining imisi, 'inspiration, breath', with Oluwa, 'God, the Lord'.
Is Imisioluwa a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Imisioluwa has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls and 5 boys in the UK.
How popular is Imisioluwa 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 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Imisioluwa, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. 5 boys were also named Imisioluwa in 2025 (3,747th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Imisioluwa of any year since it first appeared, in 2007.
Half of all the girls named Imisioluwa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 72% of the babies named Imisioluwa in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Imisioluwa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
Nicknames for Imisioluwa
- Imisi
Names like Imisioluwa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tiaraoluwa, Ireoluwa, Inioluwa, Morireoluwa, Anjolaoluwa, Araoluwa, Ifeoluwa, Eriifeoluwa, Temiloluwa, Oluwanifemi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwatamilore
More Yoruba names
Ayomide, Tobi, Iremide, Ayomikun, Morayo, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Oluwademilade, Tifeoluwa, Olamide, Akorede, Oluwadunsin, Boluwatife, Eniola
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, “Imisioluwa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/imisioluwa, updated 20 October 2026.