US rank #7539 Boys' name Peak 2019 139 births

Obaloluwa — #7539 US boys' name

139 babies named Obaloluwa in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s882020s46
#7539
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 47% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Obaloluwa was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

15 babies were named Obaloluwa in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Obaloluwa

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Obaloluwa between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Obaloluwa currently holds the #7539 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Obaloluwa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Obaloluwa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Obaloluwa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Obaloluwa 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 139 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.

Obaloluwa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

139

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2019

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,539

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Obaloluwa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
15
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 20242022202020182016201420112005 5

Obaloluwa by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
88 births that decade — 63% of Obaloluwa's all-time total
2000s52010s882020s46

Obaloluwa by state

Where Obaloluwa concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Obaloluwa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
21 15.1%
Texas share of Obaloluwa's total US births 15.1%

21 of 139 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Obaloluwa?
139 babies have been named Obaloluwa since 2005. It currently ranks #7539 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 15 births.
When was Obaloluwa most popular?
Obaloluwa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Obaloluwa most popular?
The top states for the name Obaloluwa are Texas (21 births).
How long has the name Obaloluwa been used?
Obaloluwa has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Obaloluwa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Obadiah, Oba, Obaida, Obada, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2005–2024 (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.