US rank #9327 Unisex name Peak 2002 232 births

Oluwaseyi — #9327 US boys' name

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.

1990s362000s912010s842020s21
#9327
of 14,243 boys in use

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

2000s
Peak decade

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

2002
Single peak year

14 babies were named Oluwaseyi in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oluwaseyi

The Social Security Administration has registered 232 babies named Oluwaseyi between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oluwaseyi currently holds the #9327 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Oluwaseyi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 90 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oluwaseyi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Oluwaseyi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oluwaseyi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oluwaseyi 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 232 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.

Oluwaseyi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

232

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2002

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,327

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Oluwaseyi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
14
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
46810121416 20242018201420102006200219981994 6

Oluwaseyi popularity over time — girls

90 total births recorded since 1997 (Oluwaseyi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 90 births
4681012 20192011200720052003200019981997 5

Oluwaseyi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
91 births that decade — 39% of Oluwaseyi's all-time total
1990s362000s912010s842020s21

Oluwaseyi by state

Where Oluwaseyi concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oluwaseyi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
5 2.2%
Maryland share of Oluwaseyi's total US births 2.2%

5 of 232 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oluwaseyi?
232 babies have been named Oluwaseyi since 1994. It currently ranks #9327 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 14 births.
When was Oluwaseyi most popular?
Oluwaseyi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Oluwaseyi most popular?
The top states for the name Oluwaseyi are Maryland (5 births).
Is Oluwaseyi a unisex name?
Yes, Oluwaseyi is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 232 births, and as a girl's name it has 90 births.
How long has the name Oluwaseyi been used?
Oluwaseyi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oluwaseyi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oluwatobi, Olufemi, Oluwaseun, Oluwafemi, 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, 1994–2024 (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.