Recorded 1983–2014 Boys' name Peak 1995 43 births

Kolawole — boys' name

43 babies named Kolawole in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s182000s102010s5
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kolawole was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kolawole in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kolawole

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Kolawole between 1983 and 2014, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kolawole currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kolawole performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kolawole shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kolawole 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 43 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.

Kolawole at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

43

Since 1983

32 years of records

Peak year

1995

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1983

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2014

Kolawole popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1983

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1995)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Kolawole by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 42% of Kolawole's all-time total
1980s101990s182000s102010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kolawole?
43 babies have been named Kolawole since 1983. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1995 with 8 births.
When was Kolawole most popular?
Kolawole was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Kolawole been used?
Kolawole has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 32 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Kolawole?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kolton, Kolby, Kole, Kolten, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1983–2014 (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.