Olajuwon — #9219 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Olajuwon

The Social Security Administration has registered 633 babies named Olajuwon between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Olajuwon currently holds the #9219 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olajuwon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 273 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Olajuwon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Olajuwon in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olajuwon 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 633 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.