Abimbola

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Born to me with wealth

Abimbola has been given to 90 babies in the U.S. since 1973. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1977, with 8 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 94% girls, 6% boys all-time.

Babies named Abimbola, 2023

1 in 663,000

Abimbola over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Abimbola over time

In 2023, Abimbola went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19732023

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Abimbola: meaning, origin, and history

Born to me with wealth

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Abimbola means

Abimbola means “born to me with wealth”.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Abimbola is used in Yoruba.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 85 girls were recorded with the name Abimbola between 1973 and 2023. Its highest annual count was 8 in 1977; its best national rank was #6,891 in 1977.

In the United States, 5 boys were recorded with the name Abimbola between 2010 and 2010. Its highest annual count was 5 in 2010; its best national rank was #12,248 in 2010.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Abimbola?

Abimbola had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2023, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2023: 1 in 663,000; 5 of 3,314,783 births
Among girls only: 1 in 321,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2023: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 459,528 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Abimbola sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2023 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 459,528 children born in 2023 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Abimbola. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Abimbolas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Abimbola was born before 1988 — so the typical Abimbola is around 37 today.

Median birth year: 1988; About 37 years old
Biggest decade: 1980s; 38.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 5.9%; Mostly a past generation
Recorded since 1950: 85; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1980s — 38.8% of all recorded uses (33).

Is Abimbola rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1977 (8)
Years since peak: 48; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 15.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #6,891; 1977

Abimbola around the world

Where Abimbola ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
1997–2011
#5,785
in 2011

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Abimbola by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #6,891; 1977
Peak year: 1977; 8 that year
First recorded: 1973
Last recorded: 2023
All-time count: 85
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #12,248; 2010
Peak year: 2010; 5 that year
First recorded: 2010
Last recorded: 2010
All-time count: 5
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Abimbola

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Abimbola

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Jason Kevin Sommer Tamar Salina Jamila Corrie Shanta

For a brother

Torrey Tory Rodrick Delvin Cedrick Jamey Donny Jed

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