Ayodeji
Boy · a-yo-DEH-jee · Yoruba
Ayodeji is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “joy has doubled”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Ayodeji mean?
Yoruba: from ayo, 'joy', di, 'become', and eji, 'two'
“joy has doubled”
- Say it
- a-yo-DEH-jee
Is Ayodeji a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayodeji is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ayodeji in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Ayodeji, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ayodeji of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Ayodeji in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Ayodeji in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Ayodeji in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Ayodeji, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. It first appears in the records in 1986.
2025 had the most boys named Ayodeji of any year since it first appeared, in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Ayodeji in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ayodeji in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
Nicknames for Ayodeji
- Deji
- Ayo
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