Ayo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AH-yoh
- Origin
- Yoruba
Ayo is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “joy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ayo mean?
Yoruba
“joy”
Yoruba word for joy, also the first part of names such as Ayodele and Ayomide.
Is Ayo a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayo is a boys' name.
How popular is Ayo in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 5 boys.
Ayo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
How popular is Ayo in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Ayo in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ayo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
Names like Ayo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayomide Achim Araoluwa Obi Obaloluwa Oluwatobiloba Ademide Ireoluwa Ifeoluwa Inioluwa Oluwademilade Oluwadarasimi
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa Tobi Oluwatamilore Iremide Ayomikun Oluwanifemi Morayo Temiloluwa Oreoluwa Sade Anjolaoluwa Tifeoluwa Olamide Akorede Imisioluwa Oluwadunsin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ayo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ayo, updated 20 October 2026.