Unisex name · since 1994
Oluwaseyi
232 babies named Oluwaseyi in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,102 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 232
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
232 boys have been named Oluwaseyi since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Oluwaseyi recorded 232 times among boys since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2024.
- #12,102 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 232 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oluwaseyi ranks #12,102 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 232 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,102 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 232
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Oluwaseyi's 232 recorded births place it above 73.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Oluwaseyi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oluwaseyi's full recorded timeline at 2009, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oluwaseyi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Oluwaseyi popularity over time - girls
90 total births recorded since 1997 (Oluwaseyi as girls' name)
Oluwaseyi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (91 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Oluwaseyi's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Oluwaseyi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 91 births (39% of all-time use).
Oluwaseyi by state
Where Oluwaseyi concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 232 births nationwide.
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What to do with Oluwaseyi's data
- Oluwaseyi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Oluwaseyis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 Oluwaseyi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1994–2024 (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 Oluwaseyi 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.