Recorded 1989–2022 Boys' name Peak 1989 10 births

Adetola — boys' name

10 babies named Adetola in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52020s5
1980s
Peak decade

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

1989
Single peak year

5 babies were named Adetola in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adetola

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Adetola between 1989 and 2022, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adetola currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adetola performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Adetola shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adetola 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 10 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.

Adetola at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

10

Since 1989

34 years of records

Peak year

1989

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1989

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2022

Adetola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1989

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1989)
5
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
5 20221989 5

Adetola by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 50% of Adetola's all-time total
1980s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adetola?
10 babies have been named Adetola since 1989. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1989 with 5 births.
When was Adetola most popular?
Adetola was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Adetola been used?
Adetola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 34 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Adetola?
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, 1989–2022 (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.