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