Total births
22
Boys' name · since 1997
Adetayo
Adetayo has 22 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 22
- total births
- 1997–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
Adetayo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adetayo has been recorded 22 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- 22 total births
- 1997–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 45% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
22 boys have been named Adetayo since 1997, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 22
- total births
- 1997–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Adetayo was born in this single decade.
1997
Single peak year
7 babies were named Adetayo in 1997 - its busiest year on record.
Adetayo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adetayo's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adetayo at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1997
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Adetayo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Adetayo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Adetayo's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Adetayo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (45% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Adetayo? ▼
Adetayo has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 7 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
When was Adetayo most popular? ▼
Adetayo was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Adetayo been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Adetayo since 1997 -- 29 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Adetayo? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Adetayo
Nearby Names Like Adetayo
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Adetayo
Aden Boy
#998 21,854 births
Adelbert Boy
2,373 births
Adel Boy
#3171 1,508 births
Adem Boy
#2890 1,229 births
Adell Boy
1,049 births
Compare Adetayo side by side: Adetayo vs Aden Adetayo vs Adelbert Adetayo vs Adel
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Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Adetayo: Baby Name Since 1997 - 22 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/adetayo. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Adetayo 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 July 2026.