Adedayo
Adédayọ̀ is both a surname and a given name of Yoruba origin, meaning "the crown or royalty became joyful". Notable people with the name include:Adelayo Adedayo, British actress Adedayo Adebayo, Nigerian rugby union player Adedayo Clement Adeyeye, Nigerian politician Adedayo Omolafe (1964–2021), Nigerian politician
- Yoruba
Meaning & Origin of Adedayo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adédayọ̀ is both a surname and a given name of Yoruba origin, meaning "the crown or royalty became joyful". Notable people with the name include:Adelayo Adedayo, British actress Adedayo Adebayo, Nigerian rugby union player Adedayo Clement Adeyeye, Nigerian politician Adedayo Omolafe (1964–2021), Nigerian politician
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yoruba
The Story of Adedayo
The earliest SSA record of Adedayo as a baby boy name dates back to 1974, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Adedayo — #7,066 in the national rankings. About 53% of every Adedayo on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Adedayo last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 72 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Adedayo
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About the name Adedayo
Adedayo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 72 births in the dataset. Adedayo's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #7,066. Use the chart and map above to compare Adedayo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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