The baby name Bola is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Yoruba: /bɔ́lá/; English: /ˈboʊlə/ — 'BOH-lah'.
Bola is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Bola is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Yoruba: /bɔ́lá/; English: /ˈboʊlə/ — 'BOH-lah'.
Bola is Yoruba in Origin.
Bola is a Yoruba unisex name, used independently or as a short form of longer names built on the element -bọlá. It comes from the verb bọ̀, “to meet/receive,” and ọlá, “honor, prestige, wealth,” giving the sense “one who meets honor/wealth.” As a given name it conveys hopes for prosperity, esteem, and good fortune.
Widespread in southwestern Nigeria and the Yoruba diaspora, it is borne by figures such as Bola Ige, Bola Tinubu, and Bola Agbaje, showing cross‑gender use. Related forms include Abimbola (“born into honor”), Adebola (“the crown meets honor”), Oyebola (“the title meets honor”), Temibola (“mine meets honor”), Bolaji (“awakens to honor”), and Bolanle (“finds honor at home”). Orthographic variants with Yoruba diacritics - Bọ́lá - coexist with the anglicized Bola. Outside Yoruba contexts, the name is uncommon; note that the Spanish or Portuguese noun bola (“ball”) is unrelated.
| Bola Ahmed Tinubu Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a prominent Nigerian politician known for his influential role in the country's political landscape. He served as the Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and has been a key figure in the All Progressives Congress party. Tinubu's leadership and political strategies have significantly shaped Nigerian politics. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #95 | 3,593 | 15,093 |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| NG | 0 | #123 | 147 | 5,926 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #171 | 3,515 | 15,035 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #289 | 8 | 6,578 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| EG | 0 | #302 | 102 | 6,387 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #335 | 11 | 8,138 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| BR | 0 | #357 | 4 | 5,969 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #375 | 7 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #382 | 15 | 15,987 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #387 | 987 | 16,906 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #403 | 4 | 8,413 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #408 | 6 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #459 | 8 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| LY | 0 | #513 | 23 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #553 | 8 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #555 | 7 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #579 | 9 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #690 | 18 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #703 | 266 | 14,742 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #707 | 45 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #728 | 42 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #859 | 23 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #888 | 43 | 5,610 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #896 | 87 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #901 | 20 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #916 | 20 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #953 | 49 | 16,750 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #973 | 11 | 5,561 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #982 | 13 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,043 | 50 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,066 | 46 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,105 | 24 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,130 | 12 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,136 | 41 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,162 | 17 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,167 | 17 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,424 | 23 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,439 | 33 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,490 | 125 | 28,008 |
Bola is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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