| Kehinde | Damilola | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Second-born of twins | Bless me with wealth |
| Origin | yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | keh-HEEN-deh | dah-mee-LOH-lah |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2001 (11) | 2005 (13) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Kehinde | Damilola |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5 | 21 |
| 2010s | 37 | 75 |
| 2000s | 51 | 69 |
| 1990s | 41 | 29 |
| 1980s | 17 | 5 |
| 1970s | 17 | 0 |
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 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.
Kehinde and Damilola are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Kehinde means Second-born of twins (yoruba origin), while Damilola means Bless me with wealth (yoruba origin).
In US records, Kehinde first appears in 0 and Damilola in 0, so Kehinde has the longer recorded history.