The baby name Bolanle is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced boh-LAHN-lay (approx. IPA: /boʊˈlɑːnleɪ/).
Bolanle is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Bolanle is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced boh-LAHN-lay (approx. IPA: /boʊˈlɑːnleɪ/).
Bolanle is Yoruba in Origin.
Bolanle is a Yoruba given name from southwestern Nigeria. In its fully marked form Bọ́lánlé, it combines bọ́ “to meet/come upon,” ọlá “honor, prosperity, wealth,” and ilé “home,” yielding the sense “meets wealth at home” or “wealth has come home.” The name is unisex, though often feminine in contemporary use, and it travels well in its Anglicized spelling without diacritics.
Variants and related forms include the short form Bola, as well as elaborations such as Adebolanle (“the crown meets wealth at home”) and Oluwabọ́lánlé (“God enables one to meet wealth at home”). It sits in a broader Yoruba naming pattern that celebrates fortune in the household, alongside cognates like Olawale (“wealth has come home”). Modern visibility comes from figures like filmmaker Bolanle Austen-Peters and actor Bolanle Ninalowo, and the name is commonly bestowed at the seventh-day naming ceremony to mark a family’s prosperity or hopes for it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | Girls | 0 | #109 | 3,268 | 15,093 |
| NG | 0 | #171 | 95 | 5,926 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #417 | 8 | 15,987 |
| LY | 0 | #522 | 14 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #717 | 243 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #948 | 12 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Bolanle is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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