Olajuwon first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1983. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1994, 58 babies received the name (ranked #1597). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9635), with roughly 8 babies named Olajuwon each year. Olajuwon's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 633 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.