Afolabi
Afolabi is a name of Yoruba origin that means "born in wealth and high status". Notable people with the name include:Abdulwaheed Afolabi Afolabi Olabimtan (1932–2003), Nigerian politician and writer Bosede Afolabi, UK-born Nigerian gynaecologist Ola Afolabi, British boxer Olabisi Afolabi, Nigerian athlete Rabiu Afolabi, Nigerian footballer S. A.
- Yoruba
Meaning & Origin of Afolabi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Afolabi is a name of Yoruba origin that means "born in wealth and high status". Notable people with the name include:Abdulwaheed Afolabi Afolabi Olabimtan (1932–2003), Nigerian politician and writer Bosede Afolabi, UK-born Nigerian gynaecologist Ola Afolabi, British boxer Olabisi Afolabi, Nigerian athlete Rabiu Afolabi, Nigerian footballer S. A.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yoruba
The Story of Afolabi
Afolabi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 5 births, good for #8,799 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 60% of all recorded Afolabis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2013 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 25 Afolabis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Afolabi
Afolabi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Afolabi's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #8,799. Use the chart and map above to compare Afolabi'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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