Recorded 1971–2010 Boys' name Peak 1995 344 births

Babatunde — boys' name

344 babies named Babatunde in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s811980s831990s1082000s652010s7
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Babatunde was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

20 babies were named Babatunde in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Babatunde

The Social Security Administration has registered 344 babies named Babatunde between 1971 and 2010, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Babatunde currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Babatunde performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Babatunde shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Babatunde in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Babatunde 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 344 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.

Babatunde at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

344

Since 1971

40 years of records

Peak year

1995

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1971

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2010

Babatunde popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1971

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1995)
20
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
0510152025 201020041999199319881982197719721971 9

Babatunde by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
108 births that decade — 31% of Babatunde's all-time total
1970s811980s831990s1082000s652010s7

Babatunde by state

Where Babatunde concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Babatunde
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 4.4%
#2 Illinois
5 1.5%
New York share of Babatunde's total US births 4.4%
Even split

15 of 344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Babatunde?
344 babies have been named Babatunde since 1971. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1995 with 20 births.
When was Babatunde most popular?
Babatunde was most popular in the 1990s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Babatunde most popular?
The top states for the name Babatunde are New York (15 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Babatunde been used?
Babatunde has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 40 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Babatunde?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baby, Babyboy, Babe, Babak, and 4 more. 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, 1971–2010 (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.