| Temitope | Damilola | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Mine is worthy of thanksgiving | Bless me with wealth |
| Origin | yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | teh-mee-TOH-peh | dah-mee-LOH-lah |
| Syllables | 4 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2004 (17) | 2005 (13) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Temitope | Damilola |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 7 | 21 |
| 2010s | 53 | 75 |
| 2000s | 84 | 69 |
| 1990s | 73 | 29 |
| 1980s | 32 | 5 |
| 1970s | 11 | 0 |
A Yoruba sentence-name, roughly 'mine is worthy of thanks/praise,' from temi ('mine') + ope ('thanks, gratitude'). Like many Yoruba names it is frequently shortened, here to Tope.
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.
Temitope and Damilola are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Temitope means Mine is worthy of thanksgiving (yoruba origin), while Damilola means Bless me with wealth (yoruba origin).
In US records, Temitope first appears in 0 and Damilola in 0, so Temitope has the longer recorded history.