US rank #11370 Girls' name Peak 1996 419 births

Folasade — #11370 US girls' name

419 babies named Folasade in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s571990s1152000s1172010s882020s42
#11370
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Folasade was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

18 babies were named Folasade in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Folasade

The Social Security Administration has registered 419 babies named Folasade between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Folasade currently holds the #11370 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Folasade performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Folasade shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Folasade in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Folasade 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 419 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.

Folasade at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

419

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

1996

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,370

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Folasade popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
18
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 202420192014200920041999199419891985 5

Folasade by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
117 births that decade — 28% of Folasade's all-time total
1980s571990s1152000s1172010s882020s42

Folasade by state

Where Folasade concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Folasade
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 4.1%
#2 California
10 2.4%
#3 Texas
5 1.2%
New York share of Folasade's total US births 4.1%
Even split

17 of 419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Folasade?
419 babies have been named Folasade since 1985. It currently ranks #11370 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 18 births.
When was Folasade most popular?
Folasade was most popular in the 2000s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Folasade most popular?
The top states for the name Folasade are New York (17 births), California (10 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Folasade been used?
Folasade has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Folasade?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Folashade, Fola, Folami, Folia, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1985–2024 (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.