Unisex name · since 2003
Oluwanifemi
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 241 babies named Oluwanifemi, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,048 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 241
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
241 babies have been named Oluwanifemi since 2003, making it today's #16048 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oluwanifemi has been recorded 241 times among girls since 2003, currently ranked #16048 nationally and more common than 7% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #17,949 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #16,048 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 241 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oluwanifemi ranks #17,949 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,048 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 241 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,048 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 241
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Oluwanifemi's 241 recorded births place it above 75.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Oluwanifemi compares
241 41st percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Oluwanifemi's all-time total is 36% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oluwanifemi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 241 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Oluwanifemi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oluwanifemi's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oluwanifemi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Oluwanifemi popularity over time - boys
156 total births recorded since 2005 (Oluwanifemi as boys' name)
Oluwanifemi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (143 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Oluwanifemi's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Oluwanifemi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
143 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 143 births (59% of all-time use).
Oluwanifemi by state
Where Oluwanifemi concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 18 | 7.5% |
18 of 241 births nationwide.
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What to do with Oluwanifemi's data
- Oluwanifemi's decade-level peak was the 2010s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Oluwanifemis (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Oluwanifemi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Oluwanifemi 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.