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Adewale

100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Adewale has been given to about 210 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables4
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 198
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Adewale per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 12
  • Born in 20255
  • All time210

How popular is Adewale?

Its best year was 1995, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 4793rd. The typical living American called Adewale is about 24 years old today.

Names that sound like Adewale

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dale0.60
  2. Pasquale0.59
  3. Earle0.53
  4. Lavelle0.53
  5. Merle0.50
  6. Gale0.50
  7. Emile0.50
  8. Cale0.50

Middle names for Adewale

Ranked by flow score
  1. Adewale Paul0.81
  2. Adewale John0.81
  3. Adewale Blake0.80
  4. Adewale Wade0.80
  5. Adewale Ross0.80
  6. Adewale Quinn0.80

Sibling names for Adewale

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Westleybrother · 0.72
  2. Davinasister · 0.72
  3. Idrisbrother · 0.72
  4. Mustafabrother · 0.72
  5. Violetasister · 0.71
  6. Rivkasister · 0.71

Where Adewale is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Adewale White0.76
    2. Adewale Nguyen0.76
    3. Adewale Moore0.76
    4. Adewale Hill0.76
    5. Adewale Hall0.76
    6. Adewale Brown0.76

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Adewale

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.