Recorded 1976–2020 Unisex name Peak 2004 260 births

Temitope — unisex name

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.

1970s111980s321990s732000s842010s532020s7
2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Temitope was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

17 babies were named Temitope in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Temitope

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Temitope between 1976 and 2020, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Temitope currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Temitope is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 128 additional births since 1979.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Temitope performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Temitope shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Temitope in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Temitope 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 260 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.

Temitope at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

260

Since 1976

45 years of records

Peak year

2004

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1976

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2020

Temitope popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1976

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2004)
17
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 20202013200720021997199119821976 6

Temitope popularity over time — boys

128 total births recorded since 1979 (Temitope as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 128 births
4681012 2018201220052002199419861979 9

Temitope by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
84 births that decade — 32% of Temitope's all-time total
1970s111980s321990s732000s842010s532020s7

Temitope by state

Where Temitope concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Temitope
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.9%
New York share of Temitope's total US births 1.9%

5 of 260 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Temitope?
260 babies have been named Temitope since 1976. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2004 with 17 births.
When was Temitope most popular?
Temitope was most popular in the 2000s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Temitope most popular?
The top states for the name Temitope are New York (5 births).
Is Temitope a unisex name?
Yes, Temitope is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 260 births, and as a boy's name it has 128 births.
How long has the name Temitope been used?
Temitope has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 45 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Temitope?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Temperance, Tempie, Temple, Temeka, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1976–2020 (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.