Entry № 6404 · Yoruba origin

Simisola Simisola — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ see-mee-SOH-lah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Yoruba
Meaning
"Rest me in wealth (iconic Simi singer + Soyinka novel)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Yoruba)

A name that means "rest me in wealth (iconic simi singer + soyinka novel)".

Simisola is from the Yoruba sí mi sí ọlá (rest me in honor / wealth). A modern American baby name in the broader Yoruba-heritage aesthetic. Simisola in Yoruba tradition — one of the popular distinctive Yoruba feminine names; ranked among the top Yoruba girls' names of recent decades; reflects the foundational Yoruba cultural emphasis on honor and wealth as feminine blessings; appears widely throughout Yoruba musical traditions and the broader Yoruba diaspora. Simi (Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye, born 1988)iconic Nigerian Afropop singer-songwriter; widely considered one of the most-celebrated contemporary Nigerian female vocalists; her foundational singles Love Don't Care (2017), Joromi (2017), Smile for Me (2018), and Duduke (2020) have collectively achieved hundreds of millions of streams globally; Headies Award for Best Vocal Performance Female (multiple years); founder of the iconic Studio Brat record label; her iconic 2017 album Simisola topped Nigerian charts and was certified gold; one of the most-influential modern Afropop figures alongside her husband Adekunle Gold. **Simisola (1997 novel) — iconic Inspector Wexford detective novel by Ruth Rendell — winner of the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel (1998); one of the most-celebrated entries in Rendell's iconic Wexford series. Princess Simisola** — Yoruba royal heritage naming.

Featured throughout Yoruba heritage and Afropop.

Rest me in wealth (Yoruba). Iconic Simi — Afropop singer + 2017 album Simisola gold + Ruth Rendell Macavity Award novel.

The name in its native script.

Sí mi sí ọlá
Transliteration
Simisola
Pronunciation
/ ˌsiː.miːˈsoʊ.lə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Simisola stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Simisola · 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 · —

Simisolas before her.

Real people
Simi
Iconic Nigerian Afropop singer.
born 1988
In fiction
Simisola (Ruth Rendell)
Iconic 1997 Inspector Wexford novel.
1997

Names connected to Simisola.

The number behind Simisola.

5

The Free Spirit

Simisola reduces to five.

Why families chose this name.

"Yoruba honor. Eight letters. Simisola."
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