Unisex name · since 1972
Adeyemi
Adeyemi has 149 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 149
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Adeyemi sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 149 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Adeyemi recorded 149 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2024.
- #14,775 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 149 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adeyemi ranks #14,775 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 149 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 149
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Adeyemi's 149 recorded births place it above 67.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Adeyemi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Adeyemi splits its recorded history at 2005: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Adeyemi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Adeyemi popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2019 (Adeyemi as girls' name)
Adeyemi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (41 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Adeyemi's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Adeyemi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 41 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Adeyemi's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- 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 Adeyemi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
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 Adeyemi 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.