Olayinka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- oh-lah-YEEN-kah
- Origin
- Yoruba
Olayinka is a girls' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “wealth surrounds me”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Olayinka mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba ola 'honour, wealth' + yi mi ka 'surrounds me'
“wealth surrounds me”
Is Olayinka a girl's or a boy's name?
Olayinka is a girls' name.
How popular is Olayinka in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 4 girls.
Olayinka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
Nicknames for Olayinka
- Yinka
Names like Olayinka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Temiloluwa, Ifeoluwa, Inioluwa, Ireoluwa, Araoluwa, Eriifeoluwa, Imisioluwa, Anjolaoluwa, Morireoluwa, Oluwatamilore, Tiaraoluwa, Oluwanifemi
More Yoruba names
Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Iremide, Ayomikun, Morayo, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Oluwademilade, Tifeoluwa, Olamide, Akorede, Oluwadunsin, Boluwatife
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, “Olayinka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/olayinka, updated 20 October 2026.