Folarin
Folarin is a Yoruba name of Yoruba origin meaning "walk with wealth". It could also serve as a diminutive forms of Yoruba names like Adefolarin, Ogunfolarin etc. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Folarin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Folarin is a Yoruba name of Yoruba origin meaning "walk with wealth". It could also serve as a diminutive forms of Yoruba names like Adefolarin, Ogunfolarin etc. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Folarin
Folarin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2016, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 13 Folarins were born — ranking #6,513 that year. As of 2026, Folarin ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 65 Folarins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Folarin
Folarin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 65 births in the dataset. Folarin's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,513. Use the chart and map above to compare Folarin'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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