Recorded 1977–1997 Girls' name Peak 1981 52 births

Olubunmi — girls' name

52 babies named Olubunmi in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s341990s5
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Olubunmi was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

12 babies were named Olubunmi in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olubunmi

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Olubunmi between 1977 and 1997, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Olubunmi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olubunmi performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Olubunmi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olubunmi 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 52 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.

Olubunmi at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

52

Since 1977

21 years of records

Peak year

1981

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1977

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1997

Olubunmi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1977

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1981)
12
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 1997198519831981198019791977 8

Olubunmi by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
34 births that decade — 65% of Olubunmi's all-time total
1970s131980s341990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olubunmi?
52 babies have been named Olubunmi since 1977. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1981 with 12 births.
When was Olubunmi most popular?
Olubunmi was most popular in the 1980s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Olubunmi been used?
Olubunmi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 21 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Olubunmi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oluwadarasimi, Oluwadamilola, Oluwakemi, Oluwanifemi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1977–1997 (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.