| Adeola | Damilola | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Crown of wealth/honour | Bless me with wealth |
| Origin | yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | ah-deh-OH-lah | dah-mee-LOH-lah |
| Syllables | 4 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2001 (15) | 2005 (13) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Adeola | Damilola |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 47 | 21 |
| 2010s | 106 | 75 |
| 2000s | 98 | 69 |
| 1990s | 95 | 29 |
| 1980s | 69 | 5 |
| 1970s | 10 | 0 |
A Yoruba name combining ade ('crown, royalty') and ola ('wealth, honour'), i.e. 'crown of wealth/honour.' It stands alone or heads longer compounds.
A Yoruba sentence-name meaning roughly 'bless/enrich me with wealth,' from da mi l'ola. Used for either sex and often clipped to Dami or Lola.
Adeola and Damilola are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Adeola means Crown of wealth/honour (yoruba origin), while Damilola means Bless me with wealth (yoruba origin).
In US records, Adeola first appears in 0 and Damilola in 0, so Adeola has the longer recorded history.