The baby name Agboola is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ahg-BOH-lah (approx. /aɡˈbɔla/).
Agboola is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Agboola is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ahg-BOH-lah (approx. /aɡˈbɔla/).
Agboola is Yoruba in Origin.
Agboola is a Yorùbá given name and surname from southwestern Nigeria. It blends agbo (enclosure, crowd, gathering; by extension, to surround) with ọlá (wealth, honor, prestige), yielding the sense “prosperity surrounds” or “wealth gathers in the fold.” As with many Yorùbá sentence-names, it carries a blessing for communal abundance and dignified success, signaling hopes that the child will be encompassed by honor and material well-being.
In Yorùbá-speaking regions (notably Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, and Osun), Agboola has long appeared as both a unisex given name and a family name, and it is well represented in public life by Nigerian scholars, jurists, and civil servants. The name has traveled with the diaspora to the UK, US, and beyond. Variants include Agbola (simplified spelling) and the toned Yorùbá form often rendered as Àgbòólá; short forms and nicknames include Bola and Gboola.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | 0 | #177 | 89 | 5,926 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #286 | 1,617 | 16,906 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #308 | 809 | 15,093 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Agboola is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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