Olanrewaju
Olanrewaju is a name of Yoruba origin meaning "Wealth is progressing or advancing."
- Yoruba
Meaning & Origin of Olanrewaju
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Olanrewaju is a name of Yoruba origin meaning "Wealth is progressing or advancing."
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yoruba
The Story of Olanrewaju
Olanrewaju first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 6 births, good for #7,178 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Olanrewajus. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 80 Olanrewajus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Olanrewaju
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Olanrewaju. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Lanre
- Ola
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About the name Olanrewaju
Olanrewaju is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Olanrewaju's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #7,178. Use the chart and map above to compare Olanrewaju'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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