Boys' name · since 1978

Bamidele

21 babies named Bamidele in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,515 of 45,481
all-time among boys
21
born since 1978
1970s
peak decade

Bamidele is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 21 have been recorded since 1978.

Bamidele has 21 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1991.

  • #28,515 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 21 born since 1978
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bamidele ranks #28,515 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1978, peaking in the 1970s.

#28,515 of 45,481
all-time among boys
21
born since 1978
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bamidele's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bamidele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Bamidele's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Bamidele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
456789 197819811991 5

Bamidele by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (8 births, 38% of the file).

1970s was Bamidele's strongest decade.

8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Bamidele births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 8 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bamidele? ▼
21 babies have been named Bamidele since 1978. All-time, it sits at #28,515 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
Where does Bamidele sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bamidele ranks #28,515 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bamidele most popular? ▼
Bamidele was most popular in the 1970s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Bamidele been used? ▼
Records for Bamidele go back to 1978, giving 14 years of history through 1991.
What names are similar to Bamidele? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bam, Bamlak. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Bamidele's data

  • Bamidele's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Bamidele

Nearby Names Like Bamidele

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bamidele

Bam Boy
#12899 85 births
Bamlak Boy
17 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bamidele: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1978–1991 (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 Bamidele 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.