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Oluwamurewa

Gender
Boy
Say it
oh-loo-wa-moo-REH-wa
Origin
Yoruba
UK rank, 2025
#3,747 for boys

Oluwamurewa is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “God has brought goodness”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).

What does Oluwamurewa mean?

Yoruba: from Oluwa 'God' + mu ire wa 'brought goodness'

“God has brought goodness”

Is Oluwamurewa a girl's or a boy's name?

Oluwamurewa is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Oluwamurewa in the UK?

Rank in 2025
3,747th among boys
Babies in 2025
5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
Five-year trend
Rising fast up 300% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Oluwamurewa, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys.

2025 had the most boys named Oluwamurewa of any year since it first appeared, in 2009.

Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.

2009Busiest: 5 in 20252025
Oluwamurewa in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20255#3,747
20244#4,346
20230–
20220–
20211#6,364
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20150–
20140–
20130–
20120–
20110–
20100–
20091#6,016

Nicknames for Oluwamurewa

Names like Oluwamurewa

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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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, “Oluwamurewa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oluwamurewa, updated 20 October 2026.