Tanitoluwa
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- tah-nee-toh-LOO-wah
- Origin
- Yoruba
Tanitoluwa is a name of Yoruba origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tanitoluwa mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba name containing Oluwa 'Lord, God'
A Yoruba name from Nigeria containing Oluwa, the Yoruba word for Lord or God.
Is Tanitoluwa a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Tanitoluwa has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Tanitoluwa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2022, with 8 girls.
Tanitoluwa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 2 | #7,411 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwatamilore, Ireoluwa, Inioluwa, Ifeoluwa, Iremide, Araoluwa, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba
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, “Tanitoluwa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanitoluwa, updated 20 October 2026.