Boys' name · since 1978

Olatunde

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.

#29,467 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1978
1970s
peak decade

Olatunde sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 19 recorded since 1978.

Social Security Administration records show Olatunde recorded 19 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2011.

  • #29,467 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 19 born since 1978
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olatunde ranks #29,467 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1978, peaking in the 1970s.

#29,467 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1978
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Olatunde's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Olatunde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Olatunde's full recorded timeline at 1991, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Olatunde popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197819912011 7

Olatunde by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (7 births, 37% of the file).

1970s was Olatunde's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Olatunde births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olatunde? ▼
Olatunde has been given to 19 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #29,467 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 7 babies were born in 1978, its single highest year.
Where does Olatunde sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olatunde ranks #29,467 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Olatunde since 1978 -- 34 years through the most recent 2011 data.
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.

What to do with Olatunde's data

  • Olatunde's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2010s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Olatunde

Nearby Names Like Olatunde

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Olatunde

Olan Boy
#6159 2,732 births
Olaf Boy
#12020 2,531 births
Olajuwon Boy
#9155 641 births
Ola Boy
624 births
Olando Boy
621 births

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Two nationwide peer axes for Olatunde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1978–2011 (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 Olatunde 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.