Given name
Omolara
“a welcomed daughter”
Omolara is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “a welcomed daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a welcomed daughter.”
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 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Omolara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 123
- 0 boys · 123 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 9 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 girls is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 583 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.
Omolara’s family of names
Omolara has a related form in Omolarah. Omolara has a related form in Omolarra. Omolara has a related form in Omolarrah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Omolara
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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