Adebowale
Adébọ̀wálé is both a surname and a given name of Yoruba origin, meaning "the crown or royalty returns back home". Notable people with the name include:
- Yoruba
Meaning & Origin of Adebowale
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adébọ̀wálé is both a surname and a given name of Yoruba origin, meaning "the crown or royalty returns back home". Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yoruba
The Story of Adebowale
The earliest SSA record of Adebowale as a baby boy name dates back to 1982, when 6 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Adebowale — #6,970 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Adebowales. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 24 Adebowales have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Adebowale
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About the name Adebowale
Adebowale is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 24 births in the dataset. Adebowale's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #6,970. Use the chart and map above to compare Adebowale's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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