Recorded 1986–1995 Boys' name Peak 1995 19 births

Olajawon — boys' name

19 babies named Olajawon in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s13
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Olajawon was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

7 babies were named Olajawon in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olajawon

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Olajawon between 1986 and 1995, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Olajawon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olajawon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Olajawon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olajawon 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.

Olajawon at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

19

Since 1986

10 years of records

Peak year

1995

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1986

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1995

Olajawon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1986

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1995)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
5.566.577.5 199519901986 6

Olajawon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 68% of Olajawon's all-time total
1980s61990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olajawon?
19 babies have been named Olajawon since 1986. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1995 with 7 births.
When was Olajawon most popular?
Olajawon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Olajawon been used?
Olajawon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 10 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Olajawon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Olan, Olaf, Olajuwon, Ola, 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, 1986–1995 (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.