Boys' name · since 1989
Adetola
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.
- #34,355 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1989
- 1980s
- peak decade
10 boys have been named Adetola since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Adetola recorded 10 times among boys since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2022.
- #34,355 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1989
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adetola ranks #34,355 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1989, peaking in the 1980s.
- #34,355 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1989
- 1980s
- peak decade
Adetola's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Adetola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adetola's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded.
Adetola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2022
- Peak year (1989)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Adetola by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Adetola's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Adetola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Adetola's data
- Adetola's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Adetola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1989–2022 (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 Adetola 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.