Dayo
Dayọ̀ is a Nigerian given name of Yoruba origin, which means "Become Joy". Dayọ̀ is a diminutive form of Yoruba names like "Temidayọ̀" which means "Mine has become joy",. Other full forms of the name include Ekundayọ̀, Adedayọ̀, Ifadayọ̀ Oladayọ̀ etc.
- Yoruba
Meaning & Origin of Dayo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dayọ̀ is a Nigerian given name of Yoruba origin, which means "Become Joy". Dayọ̀ is a diminutive form of Yoruba names like "Temidayọ̀" which means "Mine has become joy",. Other full forms of the name include Ekundayọ̀, Adedayọ̀, Ifadayọ̀ Oladayọ̀ etc.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yoruba
The Story of Dayo
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Dayo as a girl name dates back to 1974, when 5 babies received it. 1974 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Dayo — #8,775 in the national rankings. Dayo last appeared in the published SSA data in 1974, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Dayo on the record books as a boy name in 2014, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 6 Dayos were born — ranking #10,798 that year. Dayo last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Dayo
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Dayo Olatunji , musical artist
- Dayo Amusa , Nigerian Actress
- Dayo Odeyingbo , American professional football defensive end
- Dayo Okeniyi , Nigerian-American actor (born 1988)
- Dayo Olapade , American non-fiction writer
- Dayo Ojo , Nigerian footballer
- Dayo Adeboyega , British actor and producer also known as John Boyega
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Names that sound like Dayo
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About the name Dayo
Dayo is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Dayo's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #10,798. Use the chart and map above to compare Dayo'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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