Unisex name · since 1976
Temitope
260 babies named Temitope in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
260 girls have been named Temitope since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Temitope has 260 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2020.
- #17,246 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 260 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Temitope ranks #17,246 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Temitope's 260 recorded births place it above 76.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Temitope's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Temitope's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Temitope popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2020
- Peak year (2004)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Temitope popularity over time - boys
128 total births recorded since 1979 (Temitope as boys' name)
Temitope by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (84 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Temitope's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Temitope births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 84 births (32% of all-time use).
Temitope by state
Where Temitope concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 260 births nationwide.
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What to do with Temitope's data
- Temitope's decade-level peak was the 2000s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Temitopes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Temitope: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1976–2020 (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 Temitope 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.