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Adeboye

Quick answerAdeboye is a Yoruba name meaning "crown of respect" or "worthy of respect," derived from the Yoruba elements "ade" (crown) and "boye" (respect/honor).

Yoruba · Boy · 2 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#4,333
TrendStable
Peak year2007
Syllables2
OriginYoruba
LanguageYoruba
CultureYoruba
Letters7
Numerology3 Chaldean 7
Global rank#4,333

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

About the name Adeboye

Adeboye is a Yoruba name meaning "crown of respect" or "worthy of respect," derived from the Yoruba elements "ade" (crown) and "boye" (respect/honor).

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Etymology

Adeboye is a Yoruba name meaning "crown of respect" or "worthy of respect," derived from the Yoruba elements "ade" (crown) and "boye" (respect/honor). The name is primarily used among Yoruba people of Nigeria and in Yoruba diaspora communities, with notable historical association through Prophet T.B. Joshua and General Overseer Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

Adeboye currently ranks #4,333 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2007.

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