Recorded 1981–2022 Boys' name Peak 1993 82 births

Adekunle — boys' name

82 babies named Adekunle in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s312000s132010s142020s7
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Adekunle was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

11 babies were named Adekunle in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adekunle

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Adekunle between 1981 and 2022, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adekunle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adekunle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Adekunle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adekunle 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 82 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.

Adekunle at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

82

Since 1981

42 years of records

Peak year

1993

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1981

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2022

Adekunle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1981

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1993)
11
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4681012 202220192017200420021997199619951993198619851981 5

Adekunle by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
31 births that decade — 38% of Adekunle's all-time total
1980s171990s312000s132010s142020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adekunle?
82 babies have been named Adekunle since 1981. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1993 with 11 births.
When was Adekunle most popular?
Adekunle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Adekunle been used?
Adekunle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 42 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Adekunle?
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, 1981–2022 (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.