Entry № 229 · Other origin

Ajoke Ajoke — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-JOH-keh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Treasured / favored (Yoruba foundational)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "treasured / favored (yoruba foundational)".

Ajoke is from the Other Ajọkẹ́. A modern American baby name in the broader Other heritage aesthetic. Ajoke is a foundational name with deep heritage. Yoruba Ajọkẹ́ treasured favored cherished + Yoruba jọ gather + kẹ́ pamper cherish + foundational central Yoruba family-cherishing naming heritage + foundational central in pan-Yoruba cultural heritage spanning Ile-Ife + Oyo Empire 1300-1896 + foundational ~50 million Yoruba speakers worldwide + foundational Yoruba diaspora Brazil + Cuba + Haiti. Foundational Other feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Other heritage.

Treasured / favored (Yoruba foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Yoruba *Ajọkẹ́* treasured favored cherished + Yoruba *jọ* gather + *kẹ́* pamper cherish + foundational central Yoruba family-cherishing naming heritage + foundational central in pan-Yoruba cultural heritage spanning Ile-Ife + Oyo Empire 1300-1896 + foundational ~50 million Yoruba speakers worldwide + foundational Yoruba diaspora Brazil + Cuba + Haiti

The name in its native script.

Ajọkẹ́
Transliteration
Ajọkẹ́
Pronunciation
/ əˈdʒoʊ.kɛ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Ajoke stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Ajoke · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Ajokes before her.

Real people

In fiction
Yoruba family-cherishing
Yoruba treasured favored + family-cherishing naming + Ile-Ife + Oyo Empire 1300-1896 + ~50 million Yoruba speakers + diaspora Brazil + Cuba + Haiti
Yoruba heritage

Names connected to Ajoke.

The number behind Ajoke.

6

The Builder

Ajoke has a strong numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

"Other meaning. 3 syllables. Ajoke."
Mother of one