Olaoluwa
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- oh-lah-oh-LOO-wah
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
Olaoluwa is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning “the honour of God”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Olaoluwa mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba, from ola 'honour, wealth' + Oluwa 'God'
“the honour of God”
Often shortened to Ola.
Is Olaoluwa a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Olaoluwa has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK.
How popular is Olaoluwa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Olaoluwa, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 11 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Olaoluwa than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Olaoluwa 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.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Olaoluwa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Olaoluwa in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Olaoluwa in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Olaoluwa in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Nicknames for Olaoluwa
- Ola 11 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Olaoluwa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obaloluwa, Ifeoluwa, Inioluwa, Ireoluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Enioluwa, Araoluwa, Oluwatobi, Chukwuebuka, Oluwadunsin, Boluwatife, Oluwademilade
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwatamilore, Iremide, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Oreoluwa, Sade, 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, “Olaoluwa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/olaoluwa, updated 20 October 2026.