Mayowa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mah-YOH-wah
- Origin
- Yoruba
Mayowa is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “joy has come”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mayowa mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba name built on ayo 'joy'
“joy has come”
A Yoruba name from Nigeria, built on ayo, 'joy'.
Is Mayowa a girl's or a boy's name?
Mayowa is a boys' name.
How popular is Mayowa in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 5 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mayowa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mayowa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
Names like Mayowa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oluwatobiloba, Inioluwa, Enioluwa, Ifeoluwa, Obaloluwa, Araoluwa, Ireoluwa, Chukwuebuka, Ayomide, Oluwademilade, Oluwatobi, Oluwatamilore
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Tobi, Oluwadarasimi, 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) 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, “Mayowa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mayowa, updated 20 October 2026.