US rank #12625 Unisex name Peak 1996 149 births

Adeyemi — #12625 US boys' name

149 babies named Adeyemi in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s121990s412000s262010s262020s27
#12625
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Adeyemi was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

11 babies were named Adeyemi in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adeyemi

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Adeyemi between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adeyemi currently holds the #12625 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Adeyemi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2019.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adeyemi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Adeyemi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adeyemi 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 149 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.

Adeyemi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

149

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

1996

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,625

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Adeyemi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
11
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
4681012 202420212016200720001995199219761972 5

Adeyemi popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2019 (Adeyemi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20222019 5

Adeyemi by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
41 births that decade — 28% of Adeyemi's all-time total
1970s171980s121990s412000s262010s262020s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adeyemi?
149 babies have been named Adeyemi since 1972. It currently ranks #12625 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 11 births.
When was Adeyemi most popular?
Adeyemi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Is Adeyemi a unisex name?
Yes, Adeyemi is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 149 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Adeyemi been used?
Adeyemi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Adeyemi?
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.

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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, 1972–2024 (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.