Total births
444
Boys' name · since 1973
Ayinde
Ayinde has 444 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 444
- total births
- 1973–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
444 boys have been named Ayinde since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ayinde has 444 recorded births among boys since 1973, 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 1973 to 2025.
- 444 total births
- 1973–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
444 boys have been named Ayinde since 1973, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.
- 444
- total births
- 1973–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
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.
Ayinde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ayinde splits its recorded history at 1998: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ayinde at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1997
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1973
Ayinde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Ayinde by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Ayinde's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Ayinde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
78 births
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
158 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 158 births (36% of all-time use).
Ayinde by state
Where Ayinde concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| 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 444 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ayinde? ▼
Ayinde has been given to 444 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 28 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Ayinde go back to 1973, giving 53 years of history through 2025.
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.
What to do with Ayinde's data
- Ayinde's decade-level peak was the 1990s (158 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ayindes (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- 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 June 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, 1973–2025 (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. "Ayinde: Baby Name Since 1973 - 444 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ayinde. 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 Ayinde 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 June 2026.