US rank #9227 Boys' name Peak 2022 251 births

Oluwafemi — #9227 US boys' name

251 babies named Oluwafemi in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s542000s832010s642020s44
#9227
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 35% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Oluwafemi was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

15 babies were named Oluwafemi in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oluwafemi

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Oluwafemi between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oluwafemi currently holds the #9227 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oluwafemi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Oluwafemi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oluwafemi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oluwafemi 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 251 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.

Oluwafemi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

251

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2022

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,227

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Oluwafemi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
15
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 20242019201420082003199819921984 6

Oluwafemi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
83 births that decade — 33% of Oluwafemi's all-time total
1980s61990s542000s832010s642020s44

Oluwafemi by state

Where Oluwafemi concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oluwafemi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 2.8%
Texas share of Oluwafemi's total US births 2.8%

7 of 251 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oluwafemi?
251 babies have been named Oluwafemi since 1984. It currently ranks #9227 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 15 births.
When was Oluwafemi most popular?
Oluwafemi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Oluwafemi most popular?
The top states for the name Oluwafemi are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Oluwafemi been used?
Oluwafemi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oluwafemi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oluwatobi, Olufemi, Oluwaseun, Oluwatobiloba, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1984–2024 (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.