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Origin & history of Ayo1
African / Yoruba roots
Ayo comes from the African / Yoruba tradition, meaning Full of Joy.
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How popular is Ayo?
2021
peak year
Today, Ayo is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9662), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2021, 12 babies were given the name (ranked #6744 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. Ayo's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 234 babies have been registered as Ayo since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
12
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #6,744)
(ranked #6,744)
9
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
90
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
234
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Ayo5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
A1
Y7
O6
Sum: 14 → Life path 5
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Personality of Ayo🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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Names that combine with AyoSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Ayo.
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