Adetayo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-deh-TAH-yoh
- Origin
- Yoruba
Adetayo is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “the crown brings joy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Adetayo mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba name beginning with ade 'crown'
“the crown brings joy”
Yoruba name beginning with ade 'crown', typical of families with royal or chiefly lineage.
Is Adetayo a girl's or a boy's name?
Adetayo is a boys' name.
How popular is Adetayo in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 boys.
Adetayo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
Nicknames for Adetayo
Names like Adetayo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Araoluwa, Ademide, Ayomide, Tobechukwu, Obaloluwa, Oluwadunsin, Ireoluwa, Enioluwa, Inioluwa, Ifechukwu, Munachimso, Ifeoluwa
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwatamilore, Iremide, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Oreoluwa, Sade, Oluwademilade, Anjolaoluwa, Tifeoluwa, Olamide
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Adetayo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adetayo, updated 20 October 2026.