Given name
Ayoka
“one who brings joy to others”·“filled with happiness”
Ayoka is a variant of Ayo. Interpretations include “one who brings joy to others” (African) and “filled with happiness” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ayoka is a variant of Ayo. Interpretations include “one who brings joy to others” (African) and “filled with happiness” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ayoka is a variant of Ayo. An origin associated with Ayo is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ayoka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 46
- 0 boys · 46 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 142 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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