Total births
15
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.
- 15
- total births
- 1986–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that 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.
- 15 total births
- 1986–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
15 boys have been named Rotimi since 1986, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 15
- total births
- 1986–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Rotimi was born in this single decade.
1986
Single peak year
5 babies were named Rotimi in 1986 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1986
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1986
Rotimi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2022
- Peak year (1986)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Rotimi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 2022. 5 babies were born in 1986, its single highest year.
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
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rotimi
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rotimi: Baby Name Since 1986 - 15 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rotimi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.