Given name & surname
Oladele
“one who is honored at home”
Oladele is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “one who is honored at home.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who is honored at home.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oladele through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 250 as a first name in 2020; 382 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Oladele’s family of names
Oladele has a related form in Oladel. Oladele has a related form in Oladell. Oladele has a related form in Oladelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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If you love Oladele, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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