Olajuwon

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Yoruba

Meaning

Olajuwon is a surname of Yoruba origin. Notable people with the surname include: Abi Olajuwon, Nigerian-American basketball player and coach, daughter of Hakeem Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American basketball player

From Wikipedia

Olajuwon first appears in the data in 1983 and has been recorded in 39 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1994 with 58 babies (rank #1,597 that year). In 2024 it was given to 8 boys (rank #9,596). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Olajuwon

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Olajuwon yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

633
Total babies (all years)
39
Years in the data
58
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
198315#3,029
198419#2,597
198522#2,412
198652#1,378
198723#2,441
198817#3,172
198919#3,175
199022#2,929
199124#2,801
199218#3,568
199316#3,962
199458#1,597
199554#1,677
199626#2,888
199724#3,132
199816#4,352
199915#4,700
20008#7,982
200111#6,321
20029#7,460
20035#12,226
20057#9,854
20068#9,332
20075#13,857
200810#8,123
200913#6,712
20109#8,605
201115#5,872
20129#8,679
20137#10,428
201410#7,965
20159#8,525
20169#8,627
20176#11,804
201813#6,600
20207#10,298
20215#13,541
202310#8,088
20248#9,596