US rank #10171 Boys' name Peak 2009 277 births

Ayodeji — #10171 US boys' name

277 babies named Ayodeji in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s462000s802010s892020s33
#10171
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Ayodeji was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ayodeji in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayodeji

The Social Security Administration has registered 277 babies named Ayodeji between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ayodeji currently holds the #10171 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayodeji performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ayodeji shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ayodeji in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayodeji 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 277 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.

Ayodeji at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

277

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2009

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,171

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ayodeji popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
12
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
468101214 20242018201320082002199719881986 7

Ayodeji by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
89 births that decade — 32% of Ayodeji's all-time total
1980s291990s462000s802010s892020s33

Ayodeji by state

Where Ayodeji concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ayodeji
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 2.2%
New York share of Ayodeji's total US births 2.2%

6 of 277 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayodeji?
277 babies have been named Ayodeji since 1986. It currently ranks #10171 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 12 births.
When was Ayodeji most popular?
Ayodeji was most popular in the 2010s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Ayodeji most popular?
The top states for the name Ayodeji are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Ayodeji been used?
Ayodeji has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ayodeji?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayoub, Ayomide, Ayodele, Ayo, 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, 1986–2024 (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.