unisex name
Adeola
- Origin Yoruba
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 660
Ireland
#460
2003 births
Adeola is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 89% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Adeola is a name of Yoruba origin.
- Peaked in 2005, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Adeola 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 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 75 |
| 1990s | 95 |
| 2000s | 111 |
| 2010s | 125 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 52 |
How popular is Adeola?
In 2025, Adeola was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Adeola is used
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.
How Adeola is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Adéola | Adéola is Adeola written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #5,471. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Adeola
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Adeola also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Adeola over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Adeola
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Adeola — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Adeola
How popular is the name Adeola?
In 2025, Adeola was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Adeola a girl's or a boy's name?
Adeola is used for both girls and boys. About 89% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Adeola most popular?
Adeola peaked in 2005, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Adeola a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Adeola currently ranks #3,521 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.