Olawale
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-lah-WAH-leh
- Origin
- Yoruba
Olawale is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “wealth has come home”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Olawale mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba ola 'honour, wealth' + wa le 'come home'
“wealth has come home”
Is Olawale a girl's or a boy's name?
Olawale is a boys' name.
How popular is Olawale in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 5 boys.
Olawale in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Nicknames for Olawale
- Wale
Names like Olawale
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oluwademilade, Ayomide, Boluwatife, Ademide, Oluwatamilore, Oluwatobi, Obaloluwa, Iremide, Oluwatobiloba, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwadunsin, Tobechukwu
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Tobi, Ireoluwa, Inioluwa, Ifeoluwa, Araoluwa, 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) 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, “Olawale: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/olawale, updated 20 October 2026.