Omotola
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- oh-moh-TOH-lah
- Origin
- Yoruba
Omotola is a girls' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “a child is as precious as wealth”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Omotola mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba omo 'child' + to 'is worth' + ola 'wealth, honour'
“a child is as precious as wealth”
Is Omotola a girl's or a boy's name?
Omotola is a girls' name.
How popular is Omotola in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Omotola in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Omotola in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Nicknames for Omotola
Names like Omotola
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Inioluwa, Temiloluwa, Ifeoluwa, Anjolaoluwa, Ireoluwa, Araoluwa, Oluwanifemi, Oluwadarasimi, Tiaraoluwa, Imisioluwa, Oluwatamilore, Eriifeoluwa
More Yoruba names
Ayomide, Tobi, Iremide, Ayomikun, Morayo, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Oluwademilade, Tifeoluwa, Olamide, Akorede, Oluwadunsin, Boluwatife, Eniola
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, “Omotola: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/omotola, updated 20 October 2026.