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Olaoluwa

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Olaoluwa: 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 · 2001–2022

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2001 to 2022, ranging from #3998 to #5876.2001201120122022#3998#5876
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
2001#3998
2011#5785
2012#5876
2022#4645

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 24 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

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 #1591 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 #2664 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #451 in Republic of Ireland in 2002.

Olaoluwa'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 Walesmale#26648HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#41074HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46454HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#29606HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#199111HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#39964HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#26907HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#46853HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#22709HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#26297HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#28376HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44323HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#22827HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#27545HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#24705HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#39983HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#14858HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#17616HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#15917HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#4513HighVerified

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

Where Olaoluwa is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Olaoluwa, between 1996 and 2025, in 25 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 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1998Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200219962025
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 Wales1996–202524#1485 in 1998
Republic of Ireland20021#451 in 2002
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Olaoluwa

How to read this
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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: #451 in Republic of Ireland in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.