Boy name Yoruba origin Traditional tradition

Soyinka

shoh-YEEN-kah · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Wizard or surrounded by wizards.
Language
Yoruba
Culture
Yoruba/Nigerian
Religion
Traditional
Style era
classic
Themes
virtue
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Popularity over time

No US popularity data on record for Soyinka. This name may be too rare to appear in SSA's annual list (which requires at least 5 births per year) or is primarily used outside the United States.
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Ṣoyinka

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