Olajuwon is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1994 and has since faded.
Olajuwon is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,469 for boy births in the United States (and #19,591 across all names), given to 8 babies. Olajuwon first appears in 1983 and peaked in 1994 (58 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #9,469 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #9,624 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #8,093 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #13,546 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #10,303 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | #6,603 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #11,807 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #8,628 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #8,527 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #7,966 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #10,430 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #8,681 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | #5,874 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,605 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #6,713 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #8,124 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #13,858 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #9,333 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #9,854 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #12,226 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #7,462 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #6,321 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #7,983 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #4,700 |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | #4,353 |
| 1997 | 24 | — | #3,132 |
| 1996 | 26 | — | #2,888 |
| 1995 | 54 | — | #1,677 |
| 1994 | 58 | — | #1,597 |
| 1993 | 16 | — | #3,962 |
| 1992 | 18 | — | #3,567 |
| 1991 | 24 | — | #2,801 |
| 1990 | 22 | — | #2,929 |
| 1989 | 19 | — | #3,175 |
| 1988 | 17 | — | #3,172 |
| 1987 | 23 | — | #2,441 |
| 1986 | 52 | — | #1,378 |
| 1985 | 22 | — | #2,411 |
| 1984 | 19 | — | #2,596 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | #3,028 |