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Olalekan

oh-lah-LEH-kahn (Yoruba)

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 47

Olalekan is a boy's name with 4 syllables. In 2017 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1996, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1996.
  • 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Olalekan Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2010s.

12
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Olalekan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 12
2000s 5
2010s 7

How Popular Is Olalekan?

In 2017, Olalekan was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Olalekan Is Used

Ireland #465 3 in 2002
England & Wales #3,594 5 in 2016
United States #9,768 7 in 2017

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 Olalekan

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How to Say Olalekan

  • Yoruba oh-lah-LEH-kahn

Sibling Names for Olalekan

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Olalekan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Olalekan

How popular is the name Olalekan?

In 2017, Olalekan was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

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

Olalekan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Olalekan?

Olalekan has 4 syllables.

When was Olalekan most popular?

Olalekan peaked in 1996, when 7 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.