Recorded 1978–2011 Boys' name Peak 1978 19 births

Olatunde — boys' name

19 babies named Olatunde in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71990s52010s7
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Olatunde was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Olatunde in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olatunde

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Olatunde between 1978 and 2011, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Olatunde currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olatunde performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Olatunde shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olatunde 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 19 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.

Olatunde at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

19

Since 1978

34 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1978

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2011

Olatunde popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1978

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201119911978 7

Olatunde by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
7 births that decade — 37% of Olatunde's all-time total
1970s71990s52010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olatunde?
19 babies have been named Olatunde since 1978. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Olatunde most popular?
Olatunde was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Olatunde been used?
Olatunde has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 34 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Olatunde?
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, 1978–2011 (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.