Unisex name · since 1973
Olayinka
Olayinka has 61 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
61 girls have been named Olayinka since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olayinka has been recorded 61 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2001.
- #32,727 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olayinka ranks #32,727 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #32,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Olayinka's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Olayinka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Olayinka's full recorded timeline at 1984, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Olayinka popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2001
- Peak year (1997)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Olayinka popularity over time - boys
49 total births recorded since 1975 (Olayinka as boys' name)
Olayinka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (29 births, 48% of the file).
1970s was Olayinka's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Olayinka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 29 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Olayinka's decade-level peak was the 1970s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Olayinka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1973–2001 (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 Olayinka 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.