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Oladele

Quick answerOladele is a Yoruba name composed of "Ola" (wealth/honor) and "dele" (to come home), meaning "wealth comes home" or "honor returns home." The name is primarily used among Yoruba people of Nigeria and other West African diaspora communities, with roots in traditional Yoruba naming practices and cultural values.

Yoruba · Boy · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#9,105
TrendVintage
Peak year1990
Syllables3
OriginYoruba
LanguageYoruba
CultureYoruba
Letters7
Numerology9 Chaldean 1
Global rank#4,647

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

About the name Oladele

Oladele is a Yoruba name composed of "Ola" (wealth/honor) and "dele" (to come home), meaning "wealth comes home" or "honor returns home." The name is primarily used among Yoruba people of Nigeria and other West African diaspora communities, with roots in traditional Yoruba naming practices and cultural values.

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Etymology

Oladele is a Yoruba name composed of "Ola" (wealth/honor) and "dele" (to come home), meaning "wealth comes home" or "honor returns home." The name is primarily used among Yoruba people of Nigeria and other West African diaspora communities, with roots in traditional Yoruba naming practices and cultural values.

Oladele currently ranks #9,105 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1990.

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