| Adeola | Kehinde | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Crown of wealth/honour | Second-born of twins |
| Origin | yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | ah-deh-OH-lah | keh-HEEN-deh |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2001 (15) | 2001 (11) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Adeola | Kehinde |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 47 | 5 |
| 2010s | 106 | 37 |
| 2000s | 98 | 51 |
| 1990s | 95 | 41 |
| 1980s | 69 | 17 |
| 1970s | 10 | 17 |
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 twin-order name for the second twin to be born. In Yoruba tradition Kehinde ('the one who arrives last') is regarded as the elder, said to send Taiwo ahead to taste the world first. Used for boys and girls.
Adeola and Kehinde are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Adeola means Crown of wealth/honour (yoruba origin), while Kehinde means Second-born of twins (yoruba origin).
In US records, Adeola first appears in 0 and Kehinde in 0, so Adeola has the longer recorded history.