Recorded 1973–2008 Girls' name Peak 1990 174 births

Folashade — girls' name

174 babies named Folashade in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s541990s632000s47
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Folashade was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

12 babies were named Folashade in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Folashade

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Folashade between 1973 and 2008, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Folashade currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Folashade performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Folashade shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Folashade 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 174 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.

Folashade at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

174

Since 1973

36 years of records

Peak year

1990

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1973

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2008

Folashade popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1973

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1990)
12
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 2008200419971992198719821973 5

Folashade by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
63 births that decade — 36% of Folashade's all-time total
1970s101980s541990s632000s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Folashade?
174 babies have been named Folashade since 1973. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1990 with 12 births.
When was Folashade most popular?
Folashade was most popular in the 1990s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Folashade been used?
Folashade has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 36 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Folashade?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Folasade, Fola, Folami, Folia, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1973–2008 (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.