Boys' name · since 1986
Ayodeji
Ayodeji has 293 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,708 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 293
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ayodeji is the #5708 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 293 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Ayodeji recorded 293 times among boys since 1986, holding rank #5708 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #10,718 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,708 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 293 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayodeji ranks #10,718 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,708 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 293 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,708 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 293
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayodeji's 293 recorded births place it above 76.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ayodeji compares
293 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ayodeji's all-time total is 21% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayodeji | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 293 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ayodeji's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ayodeji's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ayodeji popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Ayodeji by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (89 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Ayodeji's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Ayodeji births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 89 births (30% of all-time use).
Ayodeji by state
Where Ayodeji concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 2.0% |
6 of 293 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ayodeji's data
- Ayodeji's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ayodejis (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ayodeji: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1986–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Ayodeji 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 August 2026.