Oluwatobi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-loo-wa-TOH-bee
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Oluwatobi is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “God is great”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Oluwatobi mean?
Yoruba
“God is great”
Built from Oluwa, 'God' or 'Lord', and tobi, 'is great'; often shortened to Tobi.
Is Oluwatobi a girl's or a boy's name?
Oluwatobi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Oluwatobi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,342nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Oluwatobi, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 30 boys.
Half of all the boys named Oluwatobi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Girls were 30% of the babies named Oluwatobi in the UK in 1996, and 17% in 2014.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Oluwatobi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,115 |
| 2008 | 30 | #972 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,065 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 29 | #866 |
| 2004 | 22 | #1,010 |
| 2003 | 21 | #975 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 19 | #949 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 19 | #900 |
| 1998 | 25 | #730 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 19 | #819 |
How popular is Oluwatobi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 9,710th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Oluwatobi, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Oluwatobi in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2008, 21% of the babies named Oluwatobi in the US were girls.
Oluwatobi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,091 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
Nicknames for Oluwatobi
- Tobi 39 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Oluwatobi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oluwadarasimi, Obaloluwa, Ifeoluwa, Oluwafikayomi, Boluwatife, Obi, Oluwatobiloba, Oluwademilade, Inioluwa, Ireoluwa, Enioluwa, Chukwuebuka
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwatamilore, Iremide, 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), 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, “Oluwatobi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oluwatobi, updated 20 October 2026.