Olamide
Unisex · oh-LAH-mee-deh · Yoruba
Unisex
Olamide is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning “my wealth has arrived”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Olamide mean?
Yoruba: ola 'wealth, honour' + mi 'my' + de 'has arrived'
“my wealth has arrived”
A Yoruba name from Nigeria, given to celebrate a child as a family's honour.
- Say it
- oh-LAH-mee-deh
Is Olamide a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Olamide has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 9 boys in the UK and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Olamide in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Olamide, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 17 boys. 8 girls were also named Olamide in 2025 (3,101st for girls).
Half of all the boys named Olamide in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 1996, 55% of the babies named Olamide in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 47%, with more boys than girls since 2018.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Olamide in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Olamide in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 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, 6 boys in the US were named Olamide, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
2025 had fewer boys named Olamide than any year since 2008.
Half of all the boys named Olamide in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2014, 53% of the babies named Olamide in the US were girls. By 2017 it was 42%, with more boys than girls since 2015.
Olamide in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Nicknames for Olamide
- Ola 11 girls in the UK in 2025
- Mide
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