US rank #12651 Boys' name Peak 1990 80 births

Olanrewaju — #12651 US boys' name

80 babies named Olanrewaju in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s101990s162000s172010s222020s10
#12651
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Olanrewaju was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

6 babies were named Olanrewaju in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olanrewaju

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Olanrewaju between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Olanrewaju currently holds the #12651 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olanrewaju performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Olanrewaju shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olanrewaju 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 80 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.

Olanrewaju at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

80

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

1990

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,651

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Olanrewaju popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
6
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Olanrewaju by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
22 births that decade — 28% of Olanrewaju's all-time total
1970s51980s101990s162000s172010s222020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olanrewaju?
80 babies have been named Olanrewaju since 1974. It currently ranks #12651 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 6 births.
When was Olanrewaju most popular?
Olanrewaju was most popular in the 2010s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Olanrewaju been used?
Olanrewaju has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Olanrewaju?
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.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.