Olayinka
Ọláyínká is a given name and surname of Yoruba origin, meaning "a combination of prestige, success and wealth surrounds me".
- Yoruba
Meaning & Origin of Olayinka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ọláyínká is a given name and surname of Yoruba origin, meaning "a combination of prestige, success and wealth surrounds me".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yoruba
The Story of Olayinka
As a girl name
American parents first put Olayinka on the record books as a girl name in 1973, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 8 Olayinkas were born — ranking #9,802 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Olayinkas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2001 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 61 Olayinkas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Olayinka as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1991 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Olayinka — #5,942 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Olayinkas. 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 49 Olayinkas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Olayinka
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About the name Olayinka
Olayinka is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 61 births in the dataset. Olayinka's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #9,802. Use the chart and map above to compare Olayinka'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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