ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 👧As Girl Name 1989 First Year 2023 Last Year 2005 Peak Year #8330 Peak Rank 194 Total Count 27 Years Active 👦As Boy Name 1997 First Year 2023 Last Year 1998 Peak Year #7560 Peak Rank 48 Total Count 8 Years Active Advertisement 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Damilola What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Damilola Adegbite is a Nigerian actress, model, and television personality. She played Telema Duke in the soap opera Tinsel, and Kemi Williams in the movie Flower Girl. She won Best Actress in a TV Series at the 2011 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damilola%5FAdegbite) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damilola%5FAdegbite) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Damilola](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Damilola_Adegbite_screenshot_-_cropped.png/330px-Damilola_Adegbite_screenshot_-_cropped.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=api&utm_content=thumbnail)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damilola%5FAdegbite) 📖 ## The Story of Damilola ### As a girl name Damilola first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2005: 13 births, good for #8,330 nationwide. About 39% of every Damilola on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Damilola last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 194 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s. ### As a boy name American parents first put Damilola on the record books as a boy name in 1997, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 7 Damilolas were born — ranking #7,560 that year. About 38% of every Damilola on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Damilola last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 48 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time Girls Boys ## Popularity by State 👧 Girls 👦 Boys ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Damilola Phonetically similar names — useful when Damilola is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Delilah](/delilah) * [Dalila](/dalila) * [Dalilah](/dalilah) * Damelio * Demelo * [Demelza](/demelza) * Demello * Demolition * [Delila](/delila) * Himalaya * Dumbell * Dumbells Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Damilola What does the name Damilola mean? Damilola Adegbite is a Nigerian actress, model, and television personality. She played Telema Duke in the soap opera Tinsel, and Kemi Williams in the movie Flower Girl. She won Best Actress in a TV Series at the 2011 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. How popular is Damilola in 2026? In 2026, Damilola ranks #13,455 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year. When was Damilola most popular? Damilola reached its peak popularity in 2005, ranking #8,330 that year with 13 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Damilola most popular? Damilola has historically been most popular in Maryland. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Damilola. Is Damilola a unisex name? Yes — Damilola is used for both girls and boys in U.S. records, with about 80% of Damilolas assigned female and 20% assigned male historically. What names go well with Damilola? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Damilola include Malyn, Paraskevi, Dianara. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names ### 👧 Similar Girl Names [👧MalynPeak #8330](/malyn)[👧ParaskeviPeak #8330](/paraskevi)[👧DianaraPeak #8330](/dianara)[👧HaniyyahPeak #8330](/haniyyah) ### 👦 Similar Boy Names [👦OrrPeak #7560](/orr)[👦MckenleyPeak #7560](/mckenley)[👦CasselPeak #7560](/cassel)[👦CristonPeak #7560](/criston) Advertisement ## About the name Damilola Damilola is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 194 births in the dataset. Damilola's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #8,330\. Use the chart and map above to compare Damilola's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2005 → ](/year/2005) * [ Names of the 2000s → ](/decade/2000s) * [ Names starting with "D" → ](/letter/d) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) * [ Browse unisex names → ](/names/unisex) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides. Advertisement