boy's name

Olawale

oh-lah-WAH-leh (Yoruba)

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 150

Olawale is a boy's name with 4 syllables. In 2021 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 2020, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1980.
  • 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Olawale Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Olawale by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 16
1990s 30
2000s 22
2010s 36
2020s (to 2025) 16

How Popular Is Olawale?

In 2021, Olawale 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 Olawale Is Used

England & Wales #4,601 4 in 2024
United States #9,918 7 in 2021

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 Olawale

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

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

How to Say Olawale

  • Yoruba oh-lah-WAH-leh

Sibling Names for Olawale

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

Common Questions About Olawale

How popular is the name Olawale?

In 2021, Olawale 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 Olawale a girl's or a boy's name?

Olawale is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Olawale?

Olawale has 4 syllables.

When was Olawale most popular?

Olawale peaked in 2020, when 9 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.