Recorded 1969–1979 Girls' name Peak 1974 19 births

Ifetayo — girls' name

19 babies named Ifetayo in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s14
1970s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Ifetayo was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ifetayo in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ifetayo

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Ifetayo between 1969 and 1979, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ifetayo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ifetayo performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ifetayo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ifetayo 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 19 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.

Ifetayo at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

19

Since 1969

11 years of records

Peak year

1974

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1969

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1979

Ifetayo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1969

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1974)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
456789 197919741969 5

Ifetayo by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
14 births that decade — 74% of Ifetayo's all-time total
1960s51970s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ifetayo?
19 babies have been named Ifetayo since 1969. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1974 with 8 births.
When was Ifetayo most popular?
Ifetayo was most popular in the 1970s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Ifetayo been used?
Ifetayo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 11 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Ifetayo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ifeoma, Ifeoluwa, Ife, Ifeyinwa, 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, 1969–1979 (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.