Boys' name · since 1987
Olajide
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Olajide, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,362 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Olajide sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 37 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Olajide recorded 37 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2021.
- #24,362 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olajide ranks #24,362 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,362 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Olajide's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Olajide's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Olajide splits its recorded history at 1990: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Olajide popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2021
- Peak year (1987)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Olajide by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (17 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Olajide's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Olajide births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Olajide's decade-level peak was the 1980s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Olajide: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Olajide draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.