Girls' name · since 1972
Adenike
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 237 babies named Adenike, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,101 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 237
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
237 girls have been named Adenike since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adenike has been recorded 237 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2024.
- #18,101 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 237 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adenike ranks #18,101 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 237 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,101 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 237
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Adenike's 237 recorded births place it above 74.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Adenike's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adenike's full recorded timeline at 1992, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adenike popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Adenike by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (58 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Adenike's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Adenike births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 58 births (24% of all-time use).
Adenike by state
Where Adenike concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 2.5% |
6 of 237 births nationwide.
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What to do with Adenike's data
- Adenike's decade-level peak was the 1970s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Adenikes (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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Adenike: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1972–2024 (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 Adenike 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.