Total births
25
Boys' name · since 1994
Afolabi
Afolabi has 25 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 25
- total births
- 1994–2013
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
25 boys have been named Afolabi since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Afolabi has 25 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2013.
- 25 total births
- 1994–2013 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
25 boys have been named Afolabi since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2013.
- 25
- total births
- 1994–2013
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Afolabi was born in this single decade.
1994
Single peak year
5 babies were named Afolabi in 1994 - its busiest year on record.
Afolabi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Afolabi's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded.
Afolabi at a glance
Last recorded 2013Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1994
Afolabi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2013
- Peak year (1994)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Afolabi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Afolabi's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Afolabi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Afolabi? ▼
Afolabi has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2013. 5 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
When was Afolabi most popular? ▼
Afolabi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Afolabi been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Afolabi since 1994 -- 20 years through the most recent 2013 data.
What names are similar to Afolabi? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afonso. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Afolabi's data
- Afolabi's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1994–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Afolabi: Baby Name Since 1994 - 25 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/afolabi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Afolabi 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 July 2026.