Wuraola
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- woo-rah-OH-lah
- Origin
- Yoruba
Wuraola is a girls' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “gold and honour”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Wuraola mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba, from wura 'gold' and ola 'honour, wealth'
“gold and honour”
Yoruba name from Nigeria, built from wura, 'gold', and ola, 'honour' or 'wealth'.
Is Wuraola a girl's or a boy's name?
Wuraola is a girls' name.
How popular is Wuraola in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 4 girls.
Wuraola in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
Nicknames for Wuraola
- Wura
Names like Wuraola
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tiaraoluwa, Ireoluwa, Araoluwa, Inioluwa, Eriifeoluwa, Temiloluwa, Morireoluwa, Ifeoluwa, Imisioluwa, Anjolaoluwa, Adesuwa, Tiwatope
More Yoruba names
Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwatamilore, Iremide, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Oluwademilade, Tifeoluwa, Olamide, Akorede
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, “Wuraola: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/wuraola, updated 20 October 2026.