| Taiwo | Damilola | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | First-born of twins | Bless me with wealth |
| Origin | yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | TIE-woh | dah-mee-LOH-lah |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1992 (10) | 2005 (13) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Taiwo | Damilola |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 21 |
| 2010s | 24 | 75 |
| 2000s | 29 | 69 |
| 1990s | 48 | 29 |
| 1980s | 18 | 5 |
| 1970s | 28 | 0 |
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 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.
Taiwo and Damilola are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Taiwo means First-born of twins (yoruba origin), while Damilola means Bless me with wealth (yoruba origin).
In US records, Taiwo first appears in 0 and Damilola in 0, so Taiwo has the longer recorded history.