Boys' name · since 1973
Olufemi
Olufemi has 390 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,168 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,925 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 390
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Olufemi is the #9925 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 390 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Olufemi recorded 390 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #9925 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #9,168 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,925 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 390 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olufemi ranks #9,168 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,925 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 390 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,168 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,925 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 390
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Olufemi's 390 recorded births place it above 79.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Olufemi compares
390 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Olufemi's all-time total is 6% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Olufemi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 390 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Olufemi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Olufemi's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Olufemi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Olufemi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (106 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Olufemi's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Olufemi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 106 births (27% of all-time use).
Olufemi by state
Where Olufemi concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 15 | 3.8% |
| #2 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.3% |
15 of 390 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Olufemi's data
- Olufemi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Olufemis (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Olufemi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Olufemi 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.