Boys' name · since 1972
Abayomi
Abayomi has 221 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,344 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 221
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Abayomi is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 221 have been recorded since 1972.
Abayomi has 221 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2017.
- #12,344 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 221 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abayomi ranks #12,344 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 221 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,344 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 221
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Abayomi's 221 recorded births place it above 72.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Abayomi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Abayomi's full recorded timeline at 1988, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Abayomi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2017
- Peak year (1977)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Abayomi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (63 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Abayomi's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Abayomi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 63 births (29% of all-time use).
Abayomi by state
Where Abayomi concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 2.7% |
6 of 221 births nationwide.
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- Abayomi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Abayomis (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Abayomi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Abayomi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.