| Taiwo | Adeola | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | First-born of twins | Crown of wealth/honour |
| Origin | yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | TIE-woh | ah-deh-OH-lah |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1992 (10) | 2001 (15) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Taiwo | Adeola |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 47 |
| 2010s | 24 | 106 |
| 2000s | 29 | 98 |
| 1990s | 48 | 95 |
| 1980s | 18 | 69 |
| 1970s | 28 | 10 |
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.
A Yoruba name combining ade ('crown, royalty') and ola ('wealth, honour'), i.e. 'crown of wealth/honour.' It stands alone or heads longer compounds.
Taiwo and Adeola are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Taiwo means First-born of twins (yoruba origin), while Adeola means Crown of wealth/honour (yoruba origin).
In US records, Taiwo first appears in 0 and Adeola in 0, so Taiwo has the longer recorded history.