Given name
Olamide
“our son is our prosperity”
Olamide is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “our son is our prosperity.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “our son is our prosperity.”
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 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Olamide through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 604
- 298 boys · 306 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,636 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,636 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 23.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,054 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Olamide’s family of names
Olamide has a related form in Olamidee. Olamide has a related form in Olamidey. Olamide has a related form in Olamidi.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Olamydeevariant
- Olamideevariant
- Olamydeyvariant
- Olamideyvariant
- Olamydyvariant
- Olamidyvariant
- Olamydievariant
- Olamidievariant
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People named Olamide
- OlamideNigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executiveborn 1989
- Olamide Toyin Adebayobadminton playerborn 1976
- Olamide ShodipoIrish association football playerborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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