Girls' name · since 1985
Folasade
426 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.
- #13,007 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,291 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 426
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Folasade is the #12291 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 426 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Folasade recorded 426 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #12291 nationally today, ahead of 29% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #13,007 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,291 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 426 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Folasade ranks #13,007 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,291 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 426 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,007 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,291 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 426
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Folasade's 426 recorded births place it above 82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Folasade compares
426 Top 48% higher than 52% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Folasade's all-time total is 13% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Folasade | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 426 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Folasade's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Folasade splits its recorded history at 2005: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Folasade popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Folasade by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (117 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Folasade's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Folasade births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
115 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 117 births (27% of all-time use).
Folasade by state
Where Folasade concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17 | 4.0% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
17 of 426 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Folasade's data
- Folasade's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Folasades (17 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 Folasade: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Folasade 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.