Unisex name · since 1986
Olamide
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 306 babies named Olamide, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Olamide sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 306 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Olamide recorded 306 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2024.
- #15,739 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 306 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olamide ranks #15,739 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 306 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Olamide's 306 recorded births place it above 78.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Olamide's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Olamide splits its recorded history at 2007: 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 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Olamide popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
306 total births across 39 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2014 with 18 births in a single year.
Olamide popularity over time - boys
298 total births recorded since 1992 (Olamide as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Olamide accounts for 49% of total recorded use across both genders.
Olamide by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (101 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Olamide's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Olamide births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 101 births (33% of all-time use).
Olamide decade highlights
- Peak decade 101 births
- Runner-up 100 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Olamide by state
Where Olamide concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
Top 5 states
- Texas 3.3% of nationwide
- Maryland 1.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 3.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Olamide's decade-level peak was the 2000s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Olamides (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Olamide: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1986–2024 (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 Olamide 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.
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