Boys' name · since 1971
Babatunde
Babatunde has 344 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 344
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
344 boys have been named Babatunde since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Babatunde has been recorded 344 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2010.
- #9,833 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 344 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Babatunde ranks #9,833 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 344 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 344
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Babatunde's 344 recorded births place it above 78.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Babatunde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Babatunde splits its recorded history at 1990: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Babatunde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2010
- Peak year (1995)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Babatunde by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (108 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Babatunde's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Babatunde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 108 births (31% of all-time use).
Babatunde by state
Where Babatunde concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
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What to do with Babatunde's data
- Babatunde's decade-level peak was the 1990s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Babatundes (15 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Babatunde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
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, 1971–2010 (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 Babatunde 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.