Boys' name · since 1983
Olajuwon
641 babies named Olajuwon in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,808 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,155 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 641
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Olajuwon is the #9155 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 641 recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olajuwon has been recorded 641 times among boys since 1983, currently ranked #9155 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #6,808 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,155 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 641 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olajuwon ranks #6,808 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,155 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 641 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,808 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,155 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 641
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Olajuwon's 641 recorded births place it above 85.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Olajuwon compares
641 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Olajuwon's all-time total is 74% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Olajuwon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 641 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Olajuwon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Olajuwon's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Olajuwon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Olajuwon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (273 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Olajuwon's strongest decade.
273 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Olajuwon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
167 births
- 1990s
1990s
273 births
- 2000s 76
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 87
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 273 births (43% of all-time use).
How Olajuwon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Olajuwon's total volume
Olajuwon by state
Where Olajuwon concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 8 | 1.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
10 of 641 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Olajuwon's data
- Olajuwon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (273 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Olajuwons (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Olajuwon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Olajuwon 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.