The baby name Dayo is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DAY-oh (IPA: /ˈdeɪ.oʊ/).
Dayo is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Dayo is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DAY-oh (IPA: /ˈdeɪ.oʊ/).
Dayo is Yoruba in Origin.
Dayo is a Yoruba given name meaning “has turned to joy” or “joy has come,” from dá “to turn/change” + ayọ̀ “joy.” It is unisex, used both as a standalone name and as a short form in many longer Yoruba compounds. The name captures a celebratory sentiment common in Yoruba naming traditions, marking a birth, recovery, or good fortune.
As an element, -dáyọ̀ appears in Adedayo (“the crown has become joy”), Olúwadáyọ̀ (“the Lord has turned to joy”), and Oládáyọ̀ (“wealth has become joy”); many bearers go by “Dayo” informally. Spelling varies: the fully marked Yoruba form is Dáyọ̀, while Anglicized contexts drop the diacritics as Dayo. The name is long-established in southwestern Nigeria and neighboring Yoruba communities, and it has gained wider notice through the late‑20th‑century diaspora and prominent artists, athletes, and scholars, making Dayo increasingly familiar internationally.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| NG | 0 | #147 | 121 | 5,926 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #267 | 1,799 | 16,906 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #358 | 4 | 8,138 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #459 | 396 | 15,093 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #515 | 13 | 12,905 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| LY | 0 | #523 | 13 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #555 | 6 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #567 | 9 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2019 | #886 | 6 | 7,235 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #921 | 6 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #937 | 15 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,036 | 43 | 16,140 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,078 | 15 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,131 | 46 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,168 | 11 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,457 | 15 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,592 | 23 | 28,008 |
Dayo is popular in 49 countries — most recent births per country:
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