Recorded 1976–2018 Boys' name Peak 1991 104 births

Adetokunbo — boys' name

104 babies named Adetokunbo in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s351990s252000s52010s26
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Adetokunbo was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

8 babies were named Adetokunbo in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adetokunbo

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Adetokunbo between 1976 and 2018, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adetokunbo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adetokunbo performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Adetokunbo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Adetokunbo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adetokunbo 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 104 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.

Adetokunbo at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

104

Since 1976

43 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1976

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2018

Adetokunbo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1976

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
456789 2018201019931989198319791976 7

Adetokunbo popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1981 (Adetokunbo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1981 5

Adetokunbo by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
35 births that decade — 34% of Adetokunbo's all-time total
1970s131980s351990s252000s52010s26

Adetokunbo by state

Where Adetokunbo concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Adetokunbo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.8%
New York share of Adetokunbo's total US births 4.8%

5 of 104 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adetokunbo?
104 babies have been named Adetokunbo since 1976. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
When was Adetokunbo most popular?
Adetokunbo was most popular in the 1980s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Adetokunbo most popular?
The top states for the name Adetokunbo are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Adetokunbo been used?
Adetokunbo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 43 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Adetokunbo?
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, 1976–2018 (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.