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Ayoola

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What official birth registration shows about Ayoola: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1998–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1998 to 2025, ranging from #3848 to #5927.1998200820242025#3848#5927
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1998#3848
2008#5545
2024#4843
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 11 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #500 in Republic of Ireland in 2003.

Ayoola's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#48434HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#42704HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#40234HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#30396HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#55453HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44323HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#35894HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#29433HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#23574HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ayoola is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Ayoola, between 1996 and 2025, in 14 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: highest position in 1996Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200319962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202513#2357 in 1996
Republic of Ireland20031#500 in 2003

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1999; it appears again in 2003.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Ayoola

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How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #500 in Republic of Ireland in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.