The baby name Bolaji is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced boh-LAH-jee (IPA: /bɔˈlɑːdʒi/).
Bolaji is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Bolaji is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced boh-LAH-jee (IPA: /bɔˈlɑːdʒi/).
Bolaji is Yoruba in Origin.
Bolaji is a unisex Yoruba given name from southwestern Nigeria, often written with tones and an underdot as Bọ́lájí. It combines the elements ọla, meaning wealth or honor, and jí, to awaken, and is usually glossed as wakes to wealth or rises with wealth. In Yoruba naming practice this conveys the hope that the child will meet prosperity upon awakening to life and status.
Usage is widespread among Yoruba speakers and in the diaspora, across Christian and Muslim communities, and the name is visible in public records from the early to mid-20th century onward. Common variants and extended forms include Abolaji (Abolají), Mobolaji (Mọ́bólájí), and Oluwabolaji, all preserving the core awaken/wealth sense; Bola or Bọlá serves as a familiar short form. Related -bola names such as Abimbola and Adebola share the ọla wealth root. Bolaji is slightly more common for boys but remains comfortably unisex, and it is sometimes adopted as a surname.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | 0 | #119 | 152 | 5,926 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #197 | 2,648 | 16,906 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #250 | 1,135 | 15,093 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| LY | 0 | #525 | 11 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2013 | #869 | 6 | 7,323 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 14 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,168 | 11 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Bolaji is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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