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Abimbola

Quick answerThe given name 'Abimbola' is of Yoruba origin, meaning 'born around the time of a festival' or 'born at a propitious time', and its linguistic root is in the Yoruba language of West Africa.

Yoruba · Girl · 4 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderGirl
US Rank#15,206
TrendRevival
Peak year1977
Syllables4
OriginYoruba
LanguageYoruba
CultureYoruba
Letters8
Numerology1 Chaldean 3
Global rank#3,865

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Abimbola

The given name 'Abimbola' is of Yoruba origin, meaning 'born around the time of a festival' or 'born at a propitious time', and its linguistic root is in the Yoruba language of West Africa.

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Etymology

The given name 'Abimbola' is of Yoruba origin, meaning 'born around the time of a festival' or 'born at a propitious time', and its linguistic root is in the Yoruba language of West Africa. Abimbola is primarily used in Yoruba culture and is associated with the Yoruba people of Nigeria, with notable historical context in the name being borne by the Nigerian novelist and scholar Wole Soyinka's brother, Abimbola Soyinka.

Abimbola currently ranks #15,206 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1977.

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