Girls' name · since 1972
Yetunde
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 192 babies named Yetunde, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
192 girls have been named Yetunde since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yetunde has been recorded 192 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2004.
- #20,272 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 192 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yetunde ranks #20,272 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 192 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yetunde's 192 recorded births place it above 71.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yetunde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yetunde splits its recorded history at 1988: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yetunde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2004
- Peak year (1990)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Yetunde by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (62 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Yetunde's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Yetunde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 62 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Yetunde's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 2000s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yetunde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1972–2004 (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 Yetunde 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.