Given name & surname
Dayo
“our joy has arrived”
Dayo is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “our joy has arrived.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “our joy has arrived.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dayo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 16 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 6 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 boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 266 as a first name in 2020; 147 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dayo’s family of names
Dayo has a related form in Dayoe. Dayo has a related form in Dayow. Dayo has a related form in Dayowe.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Dayo
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Dayo, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ayo
“one who brings joy to others” · “filled with happiness”
85% boys · 15% girls
Dembe
“a peaceful man”
>99% boys
Ajayi
“one who is born facedown” · “one we fight to turn”
>99% boys
Haji
“born during the haji”
>99% boys
Azi
“one who is youthful”
>99% boys
Hondo
“a warring man”
>99% boys
Bash
“the forerunner” · “one who likes to party”
>99% boys
Masud
“a fortunate man”
>99% boys