Recorded 1990–1995 Boys' name Peak 1995 12 births

Olajuwan — boys' name

12 babies named Olajuwan in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s12
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Olajuwan was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Olajuwan

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Olajuwan between 1990 and 1995, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Olajuwan 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 Olajuwan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olajuwan 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 12 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.

Olajuwan at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

12

Since 1990

6 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

1990

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1995

Olajuwan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1990

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1995)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19951990 5

Olajuwan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 100% of Olajuwan's all-time total
1990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olajuwan?
12 babies have been named Olajuwan since 1990. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1995 with 7 births.
When was Olajuwan most popular?
Olajuwan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Olajuwan been used?
Olajuwan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 6 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Olajuwan?
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, 1990–1995 (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.