Recorded 1982–2018 Boys' name Peak 1994 24 births

Adebowale — boys' name

24 babies named Adebowale in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s72010s5
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Adebowale was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Adebowale in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adebowale

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Adebowale between 1982 and 2018, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adebowale currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adebowale performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Adebowale shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adebowale in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Adebowale at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

24

Since 1982

37 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1982

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2018

Adebowale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1982

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2018199419841982 6

Adebowale by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 50% of Adebowale's all-time total
1980s121990s72010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adebowale?
24 babies have been named Adebowale since 1982. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Adebowale most popular?
Adebowale was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Adebowale been used?
Adebowale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 37 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Adebowale?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aden, Adelbert, Adel, Adem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.