boy's name

Ademola

  • Origin Yoruba
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 278

Ademola is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Ademola is a name of Yoruba origin.
  • Peaked in 2017, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1977.

Ademola over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Ademola by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 11
1980s 17
1990s 28
2000s 49
2010s 35
2020s (to 2024) 17

How popular is Ademola?

In 2024, Ademola was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Ademola is used

England & Wales #3,036 7 in 2025
United States #10,114 7 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ademola

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ademola also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ademola over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ademola

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ademola — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ademola

How popular is the name Ademola?

In 2024, Ademola was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Ademola a girl's or a boy's name?

Ademola is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Ademola most popular?

Ademola peaked in 2017, when 9 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Ademola a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ademola currently ranks #3,036 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.