UK boy's name
Olusola
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2008. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Olusola is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Olusola popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2008 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3687, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 4 births.
This profile covers 7 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 1998 to 2008. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Olusola is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 7 living people in the UK are called Olusola. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2009 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Olusola ranked #3687 for boys in England and Wales in 2008, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2008, when 4 boys were registered as Olusola.
- • About 7 living people in the UK are estimated to have Olusola as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3687
2008
Births in 2008
4
Latest year
Peak year
2008
4 births
Estimated living
7
2026
Popularity
Olusola over time
The chart below shows babies named Olusola registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2008. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Olusola, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2008, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Olusola by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Olusola was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3687 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990s | #2901 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Olusola
- Oliver 157,197
- Oscar 67,495
- Owen 33,517
- Ollie 13,193
- Oakley 9,838
- Omar 6,823
- Otis 6,395
- Oskar 4,827
- Olly 4,403
- Otto 3,839
- Osian 3,145
- Owain 2,310
FAQ
Olusola: questions and answers
How popular is the name Olusola in the UK right now?
In 2008, Olusola was ranked #3687 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Olusola most popular?
The peak year on record was 2008, with 4 babies registered as Olusola in England and Wales.
How many people are called Olusola in the UK?
A total of 7 babies have been registered as Olusola across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.