| Adeola | Ife | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Crown of wealth/honour | Love |
| Origin | yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | ah-deh-OH-lah | EE-feh |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1970 |
| Peak year | 2001 (15) | 1977 (16) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Adeola | Ife |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 47 | 0 |
| 2010s | 106 | 42 |
| 2000s | 98 | 18 |
| 1990s | 95 | 20 |
| 1980s | 69 | 40 |
| 1970s | 10 | 82 |
A Yoruba name combining ade ('crown, royalty') and ola ('wealth, honour'), i.e. 'crown of wealth/honour.' It stands alone or heads longer compounds.
From Yoruba ife, 'love.' It also serves as a short form of theophoric names such as Ifeoluwa ('love of God'). A distinct, unrelated Yoruba word Ife also names the ancient city Ile-Ife.
Adeola and Ife are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Adeola means Crown of wealth/honour (yoruba origin), while Ife means Love (yoruba origin).
In US records, Adeola first appears in 0 and Ife in 1970, so Adeola has the longer recorded history.