Boys' name · since 1986

Rotimi

15 babies named Rotimi in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,608 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1986
2020s
peak decade

Rotimi is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 15 have been recorded since 1986.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rotimi has been recorded 15 times among boys since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2022.

  • #31,608 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 15 born since 1986
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rotimi ranks #31,608 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1986, peaking in the 2020s.

#31,608 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1986
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rotimi's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rotimi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Rotimi's full recorded timeline at 2021, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births.

Rotimi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1986)
5
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
5 198620212022 5

Rotimi by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

2020s was Rotimi's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Rotimi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rotimi? ▼
Rotimi has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1986, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,608 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 5 babies were born in 1986, its single highest year.
Where does Rotimi sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rotimi ranks #31,608 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rotimi most popular? ▼
Rotimi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Rotimi been used? ▼
Rotimi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 37 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Rotimi? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roth, Rotha, Rothana, Rothwell, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Rotimi

Nearby Names Like Rotimi

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rotimi

Roth Boy
220 births
Rotha Boy
6 births
Rothana Boy
6 births
Rothwell Boy
5 births
Rotem Boy
5 births

Compare Rotimi side by side: Rotimi vs Roth Rotimi vs Rotha Rotimi vs Rothana

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Underwood
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Abert
15 births · Peak 1915
Mansell
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rotimi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1986–2022 (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 Rotimi 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.