| Simisola | Ayomide | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Rest in wealth | My joy has arrived |
| Origin | yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | see-mee-SOH-lah | ah-yoh-MEE-deh |
| Syllables | 4 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2018 (12) | 2018 (36) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Simisola | Ayomide |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 43 | 110 |
| 2010s | 53 | 205 |
| 2000s | 19 | 138 |
| 1990s | 16 | 35 |
A Yoruba name best analysed as sinmi-si-ola, 'rest in(to) wealth/nobility' (sinmi 'rest, relax' + si 'into' + ola 'wealth, honour'). An alternative folk reading as 'worship wealth' is less supported. Often shortened to Simi.
A Yoruba sentence-name from ayo ('joy') + mi ('my/mine') + de ('has arrived'), i.e. 'my joy has arrived.' Commonly given to girls, though used for either sex and often clipped to Ayo.
Simisola and Ayomide are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Simisola means Rest in wealth (yoruba origin), while Ayomide means My joy has arrived (yoruba origin).
In US records, Simisola first appears in 0 and Ayomide in 0, so Simisola has the longer recorded history.