Recorded 2006–2017 Boys' name Peak 2006 10 births

Obafemi — boys' name

10 babies named Obafemi in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s5
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Obafemi was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

5 babies were named Obafemi in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Obafemi

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Obafemi between 2006 and 2017, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Obafemi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Obafemi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Obafemi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Obafemi 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 10 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.

Obafemi at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

10

Since 2006

12 years of records

Peak year

2006

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2006

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2017

Obafemi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2006

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2006)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 20172006 5

Obafemi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
5 births that decade — 50% of Obafemi's all-time total
2000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Obafemi?
10 babies have been named Obafemi since 2006. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2006 with 5 births.
When was Obafemi most popular?
Obafemi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Obafemi been used?
Obafemi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 12 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Obafemi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Obadiah, Obaloluwa, Oba, Obaida, 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, 2006–2017 (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.