Oluwatobiloba
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- oh-loo-wa-toh-bee-LOH-ba
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,613 for boys
Oluwatobiloba is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning “God is great, the King”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies).
What does Oluwatobiloba mean?
Yoruba
“God is great, the King”
A Yoruba name praising the greatness of God (Oluwa) as king (oba); Tobi and Tobiloba are common short forms.
Is Oluwatobiloba a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Oluwatobiloba has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 17 boys in the UK.
How popular is Oluwatobiloba in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,613th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Oluwatobiloba, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 21 boys. 6 girls were also named Oluwatobiloba in 2025 (3,776th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Oluwatobiloba than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Oluwatobiloba in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 26% of the babies named Oluwatobiloba in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Oluwatobiloba in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,338 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,207 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,133 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
How popular is Oluwatobiloba in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Oluwatobiloba in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Oluwatobiloba in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,101 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Nicknames for Oluwatobiloba
- Tobi 39 boys in the UK in 2025
- Tobiloba
Names like Oluwatobiloba
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obaloluwa, Inioluwa, Ifeoluwa, Ireoluwa, Enioluwa, Araoluwa, Oluwatobi, Chukwuebuka, Obi, Boluwatife, Ayomide, Tobechukwu
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwatamilore, Iremide, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Oreoluwa, Sade, Oluwademilade, 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, “Oluwatobiloba: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oluwatobiloba, updated 20 October 2026.