UK name, mostly boys
Olayemi
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2015. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Also recorded as a girls' name in the UK, with 7 girls.
Olayemi is mostly registered for boys in the UK records. People looking for Olayemi popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2015 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3908, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2015, with 4 births.
This profile covers 10 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2001 to 2015. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Olayemi is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 10 living people in the UK are called Olayemi. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2016 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Olayemi ranked #3908 for boys in England and Wales in 2015, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2015, when 4 boys were registered as Olayemi.
- • Olayemi is also recorded for girls, but the boys side is the larger UK variant in these records.
- • About 10 living people in the UK are estimated to have Olayemi as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 58.8% of Olayemi registrations are for boys.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3908
2015
Births in 2015
4
Latest year
Peak year
2015
4 births
Estimated living
10
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Olayemi
In England and Wales birth records, Olayemi has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 58.8% of registrations are for boys and 41.2% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Olayemi registered for boys
- Ranked #3,908 in 2015
- 4 boys registered in 2015
- Peak: 2015 (4 births)
Olayemi registered for girls
- Ranked #5,730 in 2015
- 3 girls registered in 2015
- Peak: 1997 (4 births)
Popularity
Olayemi over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Olayemi in England and Wales, from 1997 to 2015. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Olayemi, the clearest high point is 2015. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2015, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Olayemi by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Olayemi was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3908 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3301 | 6 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Olayemi
- Oliver 157,197
- Oscar 67,495
- Owen 33,517
- Ollie 13,193
- Oakley 9,838
- Omar 6,823
- Otis 6,395
- Oskar 4,827
- Olly 4,403
- Otto 3,839
- Osian 3,145
- Owain 2,310
FAQ
Olayemi: questions and answers
How popular is the name Olayemi in the UK right now?
In 2015, Olayemi was ranked #3908 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Olayemi most popular?
The peak year on record was 2015, with 4 babies registered as Olayemi in England and Wales.
How many people are called Olayemi in the UK?
A total of 10 babies have been registered as Olayemi across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.