| Adeola | Taiwo | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Crown of wealth/honour | First-born of twins |
| Origin | yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | ah-deh-OH-lah | TIE-woh |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2001 (15) | 1992 (10) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Adeola | Taiwo |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 47 | 0 |
| 2010s | 106 | 24 |
| 2000s | 98 | 29 |
| 1990s | 95 | 48 |
| 1980s | 69 | 18 |
| 1970s | 10 | 28 |
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 first-born twin, from a phrase meaning roughly 'the first to taste the world' (to-aye-wo). Paired with Kehinde, the second twin; unisex.
Adeola and Taiwo are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Adeola means Crown of wealth/honour (yoruba origin), while Taiwo means First-born of twins (yoruba origin).
In US records, Adeola first appears in 0 and Taiwo in 0, so Adeola has the longer recorded history.