Iyanuoluwa
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- ee-ya-noo-oh-LOO-wa
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Iyanuoluwa is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning “the wonder of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
What does Iyanuoluwa mean?
Yoruba
“the wonder of God”
Yoruba name from iyanu 'wonder, miracle' and Oluwa 'God, the Lord'.
Is Iyanuoluwa a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Iyanuoluwa has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 6 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Iyanuoluwa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,776th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 150% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Iyanuoluwa, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 8 girls. 6 boys were also named Iyanuoluwa in 2025 (3,329th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Iyanuoluwa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 50% of the babies named Iyanuoluwa in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Iyanuoluwa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
How popular is Iyanuoluwa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 13,203rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Iyanuoluwa, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 11,085th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 2009. 6 boys were also named Iyanuoluwa in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Iyanuoluwa in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iyanuoluwa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
Nicknames for Iyanuoluwa
- Iyanu
Names like Iyanuoluwa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tiaraoluwa, Imisioluwa, Ireoluwa, Inioluwa, Ifeoluwa, Anjolaoluwa, Morireoluwa, Araoluwa, Temiloluwa, Eriifeoluwa, Oluwanifemi, Oluwadarasimi
More Yoruba names
Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwatamilore, 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, “Iyanuoluwa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iyanuoluwa, updated 20 October 2026.