Isoke as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Isoke

What is the meaning of the name Isoke ?

The baby name Isoke is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ee-SOH-keh.

Isoke is in Origin.

Isoke is a predominantly feminine given name from West Africa, used among Yoruba and Edo (Benin) speakers and in the wider African diaspora. In Yoruba it appears as Ìṣọ̀kẹ́, linked to the verb sókè “to lift up, upward,” and sometimes associated with ìṣọ́ “protection,” giving meanings such as “uplifted,” “raised up,” or “protected from on high.” Within Edo naming, Isoke is also understood as a clipped form of Isoken, a popular female name meaning “contentment” or “I am satisfied,” yielding the gloss “one who brings contentment.”

Documented in Nigeria through the 20th century, the name spread in Black diasporic communities from the 1970s with Pan‑African naming traditions. Variants and related forms include Ìṣọ̀kẹ́/Isoké (with accent), Isoken (Edo), and the short form Soke. Usage skews female, though unisex application occurs locally. The name’s appeal lies in its concise, affirmative sense of uplift, protection, and settled joy.

⚙ Isoke is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Isoke appears only 5 times in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.