Tolulope
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- toh-LOO-loh-peh
- Origin
- Yoruba
Tolulope is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning “thanks are due to God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tolulope mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba, from Olu 'Lord' and lope 'worthy of thanks'
“thanks are due to God”
Yoruba name from Nigeria, expressing that God deserves thanks.
Is Tolulope a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Tolulope has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Tolulope in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tolulope in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2007, 42% of the babies named Tolulope in the UK were girls.
Tolulope in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Tolulope in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Tolulope in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tolulope in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
Nicknames for Tolulope
- Tolu
Names like Tolulope
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Niomi Nyomi Kobi Simi Chiara Chizaram Demi Nayomi Kayomi Amore Zuri Dezire
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), 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, “Tolulope: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tolulope, updated 20 October 2026.