Tolani
commonly known as "Motolani" is a unisex name of Yoruba origin, predominantly used among the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
Meaning & Origin of Tolani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
commonly known as "Motolani" is a unisex name of Yoruba origin, predominantly used among the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
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The Story of Tolani
The earliest SSA record of Tolani as a baby girl name dates back to 1999, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Tolani — #12,196 in the national rankings. About 53% of every Tolani on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Tolani last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 32 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Tolani
Tolani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 32 births in the dataset. Tolani's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #12,196. Use the chart and map above to compare Tolani'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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