Wuraola
Wuraola is a Nigerian feminine given name of Yoruba origin meaning "The glistening part of wealth" or "Inestimable jewel." The name is a combination of “wúrà” and “ọlá”, with the morphological structure being "wúrà-ọlá".
Meaning & Origin of Wuraola
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wuraola is a Nigerian feminine given name of Yoruba origin meaning "The glistening part of wealth" or "Inestimable jewel." The name is a combination of “wúrà” and “ọlá”, with the morphological structure being "wúrà-ọlá".
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The Story of Wuraola
The earliest SSA record of Wuraola as a baby girl name dates back to 2019, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Wuraola — #12,237 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Wuraola on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Wuraola last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Wuraola
Wuraola is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Wuraola's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #12,237. Use the chart and map above to compare Wuraola'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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