Omotara
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- oh-moh-TAH-rah
- Origin
- Yoruba
Omotara is a girls' name of Yoruba origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Omotara come from?
Yoruba: Yoruba name beginning with omo 'child'
Is Omotara a girl's or a boy's name?
Omotara is a girls' name.
How popular is Omotara in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 5 girls.
Omotara in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Omotara
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Inioluwa, Ifeoluwa, Temiloluwa, Ireoluwa, Araoluwa, Anjolaoluwa, Tiaraoluwa, Oluwadarasimi, Eriifeoluwa, Imisioluwa, Oluwanifemi, Adesuwa
More Yoruba names
Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwatamilore, 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, “Omotara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/omotara, updated 20 October 2026.