Recorded 1982–2022 Unisex name Peak 2004 272 births

Oluwaseun — boys' name

272 babies named Oluwaseun in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s652000s1062010s782020s12
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Oluwaseun was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

17 babies were named Oluwaseun in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oluwaseun

The Social Security Administration has registered 272 babies named Oluwaseun between 1982 and 2022, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oluwaseun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Oluwaseun is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 141 additional births since 1992.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oluwaseun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Oluwaseun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oluwaseun in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oluwaseun 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 272 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.

Oluwaseun at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

272

Since 1982

41 years of records

Peak year

2004

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1982

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2022

Oluwaseun popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1982

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2004)
17
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 202220162012200720031999199519891982 6

Oluwaseun popularity over time — girls

141 total births recorded since 1992 (Oluwaseun as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 141 births
4681012 20182011200820042001199719941992 5

Oluwaseun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
106 births that decade — 39% of Oluwaseun's all-time total
1980s111990s652000s1062010s782020s12

Oluwaseun by state

Where Oluwaseun concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oluwaseun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
10 3.7%
Maryland share of Oluwaseun's total US births 3.7%

10 of 272 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oluwaseun?
272 babies have been named Oluwaseun since 1982. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2004 with 17 births.
When was Oluwaseun most popular?
Oluwaseun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Oluwaseun most popular?
The top states for the name Oluwaseun are Maryland (10 births).
Is Oluwaseun a unisex name?
Yes, Oluwaseun is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 272 births, and as a girl's name it has 141 births.
How long has the name Oluwaseun been used?
Oluwaseun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 41 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Oluwaseun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oluwatobi, Olufemi, Oluwafemi, 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, 1982–2022 (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.