Oluwajoba
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-loo-wah-JAW-bah
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Oluwajoba is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “God reigns”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Oluwajoba mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba Oluwa 'God' + joba 'reigns'
“God reigns”
A Christian Yoruba name from Nigeria declaring God as king.
Is Oluwajoba a girl's or a boy's name?
Oluwajoba 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 Oluwajoba in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Oluwajoba, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2012, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Oluwajoba in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
Nicknames for Oluwajoba
- Joba
Names like Oluwajoba
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obaloluwa, Enioluwa, Araoluwa, Ireoluwa, Ifeoluwa, Inioluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Chukwuebuka, Boluwatife, Oluwafikayomi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwademilade
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwatamilore, Iremide, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Oreoluwa, Sade, Anjolaoluwa, Tifeoluwa, Olamide, Akorede, Imisioluwa
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, “Oluwajoba: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oluwajoba, updated 20 October 2026.