Recorded 1973–2023 Boys' name Peak 1997 439 births

Ayinde — boys' name

439 babies named Ayinde in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s781980s541990s1582000s922010s442020s13
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Ayinde was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

28 babies were named Ayinde in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayinde

The Social Security Administration has registered 439 babies named Ayinde between 1973 and 2023, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ayinde currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayinde performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ayinde shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ayinde in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayinde 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 439 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.

Ayinde at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

439

Since 1973

51 years of records

Peak year

1997

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1973

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ayinde popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1973

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1997)
28
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Ayinde by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
158 births that decade — 36% of Ayinde's all-time total
1970s781980s541990s1582000s922010s442020s13

Ayinde by state

Where Ayinde concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ayinde
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 3.6%
#2 California
5 1.1%
New York share of Ayinde's total US births 3.6%
Even split

16 of 439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayinde?
439 babies have been named Ayinde since 1973. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1997 with 28 births.
When was Ayinde most popular?
Ayinde was most popular in the 1990s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Ayinde most popular?
The top states for the name Ayinde are New York (16 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Ayinde been used?
Ayinde has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 51 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ayinde?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayiden, Ayin. 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, 1973–2023 (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.