| Kehinde | Adeola | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Second-born of twins | Crown of wealth/honour |
| Origin | yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | keh-HEEN-deh | ah-deh-OH-lah |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2001 (11) | 2001 (15) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Kehinde | Adeola |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5 | 47 |
| 2010s | 37 | 106 |
| 2000s | 51 | 98 |
| 1990s | 41 | 95 |
| 1980s | 17 | 69 |
| 1970s | 17 | 10 |
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.
A Yoruba name combining ade ('crown, royalty') and ola ('wealth, honour'), i.e. 'crown of wealth/honour.' It stands alone or heads longer compounds.
Kehinde and Adeola are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Kehinde means Second-born of twins (yoruba origin), while Adeola means Crown of wealth/honour (yoruba origin).
In US records, Kehinde first appears in 0 and Adeola in 0, so Kehinde has the longer recorded history.