Bukayo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- boo-KAH-yoh
- Origin
- Yoruba
- Style
- New arrival
Bukayo is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “adds to joy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Bukayo mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba name, from bu 'add to' and ayo 'joy'
“adds to joy”
Yoruba name used mainly in Nigeria, whose parts are generally understood to mean adding to joy.
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Is Bukayo a girl's or a boy's name?
Bukayo is a boys' name.
How popular is Bukayo 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 4 boys.
Bukayo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
Names like Bukayo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Boluwatife, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Ireoluwa, Ifeoluwa, Inioluwa, Oluwatobi, Araoluwa, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwadunsin, Enioluwa, Oluwademilade
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Ayomide, Tobi, Oluwatamilore, Iremide, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Oreoluwa, Sade, Anjolaoluwa, Tifeoluwa, Olamide, Akorede, Imisioluwa
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, “Bukayo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bukayo, updated 20 October 2026.