Oladimeji
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-lah-dee-MAY-jee
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Oladimeji is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “wealth has doubled”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Oladimeji mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba ola 'wealth, honour' + di meji 'becomes two'
“wealth has doubled”
A Yoruba name from Nigeria celebrating a family's honour or wealth being doubled by the birth.
Is Oladimeji a girl's or a boy's name?
Oladimeji is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Oladimeji in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 367% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Oladimeji, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2010, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Oladimeji in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
Nicknames for Oladimeji
- Dimeji
- Ola 11 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Oladimeji
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oluwatobi, Oluwafikayomi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwadunsin, Obaloluwa, Enioluwa, Obi, Inioluwa, Araoluwa, Ifeoluwa, Ireoluwa, Boluwatife
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwatamilore, Iremide, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Oluwademilade, Anjolaoluwa, Tifeoluwa, Olamide
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, “Oladimeji: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oladimeji, updated 20 October 2026.