The baby name Lolu is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LOH-loo (IPA: /ˈloʊlu/).
Lolu is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Lolu is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LOH-loo (IPA: /ˈloʊlu/).
Lolu is Yoruba in Origin.
Lolu is a short, unisex Yoruba name, most often a hypocoristic formed from longer theophoric names that contain the element Olú/Olúwa (“lord; God”), for example Temiloluwa (“I belong to the Lord”) or Tolulope (“Thanksgiving is to God”). As a standalone, it carries the devotional sense “of the Lord” or “linked to the Lord/chief,” depending on the source. In Yoruba orthography it may appear with tones as Lólú. It began gaining independent use in urban Nigeria in the late 20th century and now appears across the West African diaspora.
Beyond West Africa, Lolu also surfaces in northern Spain (Asturias/Cantabria) as a variant of Lolo, itself a nickname for Manuel or Dolores; in that context its meaning follows the parent name (“God is with us” for Manuel; “sorrows” for Dolores). Variants and related forms include Lolo, Lulu, and Yoruba nicknames like Tolu and Mide.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| NG | 0 | #268 | 5 | 5,926 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #409 | 4 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #534 | 3 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #760 | 8 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #771 | 16 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #915 | 37 | 16,906 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #925 | 11 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #943 | 17 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #969 | 15 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 7 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,171 | 13 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,191 | 9 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Lolu is popular in 39 countries — most recent births per country:
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