Obaloluwa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-BAH-loh-loo-wa
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,337 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Obaloluwa is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “God is King”. In 2025 it ranked 1,337th for boys in the UK (22 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Obaloluwa mean?
Yoruba
“God is King”
A Yoruba Christian name from oba, 'king', and Oluwa, 'God' or 'Lord'.
Is Obaloluwa a girl's or a boy's name?
Obaloluwa is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Obaloluwa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,337among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 242% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were named Obaloluwa, making it the 1,337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Obaloluwa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,275th in England and Wales.
Obaloluwa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,337 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 27 | #1,160 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
How popular is Obaloluwa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Obaloluwa, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Obaloluwa in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Obaloluwa in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
Nicknames for Obaloluwa
- Oba
Names like Obaloluwa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ireoluwa Inioluwa Oluwatobiloba Araoluwa Ifeoluwa Enioluwa Oluwadunsin Chukwuebuka Oluwatobi Oluwadarasimi Kamsiyochukwu Boluwatife
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa Ayomide Tobi Oluwatamilore Iremide Ayomikun Oluwanifemi Morayo Temiloluwa Oreoluwa Sade Oluwademilade Anjolaoluwa Tifeoluwa Olamide Akorede
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, “Obaloluwa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/obaloluwa, updated 20 October 2026.