Entry № 0441 · Yoruba origin

Bukola Bukola — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ boo-KOH-lah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Yoruba

Meaning

"Added to wealth"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Yoruba)

The meaning

A name that means "added to wealth".

Bukola is the Yoruba name meaning "added to wealth" — celebrating a daughter as an increase of family prosperity.

Bukola Adeyemi (Bukola Elemide, born 1981) is the Nigerian singer Asa.

Added to wealth. The Nigerian singer Asa.

Popularity

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Bukola · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Real people

Bukola Elemide

Nigerian singer (Asa).

born 1981

In fiction

Bukola

Common in Nollywood.

Numerology

Bukola reduces to three — the number of Yoruba added wealth.

Parents on Bukola

"Added to wealth. Six letters. Bukola."

Adeola · Mother of one · Lagos