Unisex name · since 1973

Ayo

155 babies named Ayo in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,509 of 45,481
all-time among boys
155
born since 1973
2020s
peak decade

Ayo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 155 recorded since 1973.

Ayo has 155 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2024.

  • #14,509 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 155 born since 1973
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayo ranks #14,509 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 155 born since 1973, peaking in the 2020s.

#14,509 of 45,481
all-time among boys
155
born since 1973
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ayo's 155 recorded births place it above 68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ayo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ayo's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ayo popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2021)
12
Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
468101214 197319791991200320122016202020232024 9

Ayo popularity over time - girls

79 total births recorded since 1972 (Ayo as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 79 births
45678910 197219731976197819791982198319961998200920202021 5

Ayo by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (42 births, 27% of the file).

2020s was Ayo's strongest decade.

42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Ayo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 42 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayo? ▼
155 babies have been named Ayo since 1973. All-time, it sits at #14,509 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 2021 with 12 births.
Where does Ayo sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayo ranks #14,509 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ayo most popular? ▼
Ayo was most popular in the 2020s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Is Ayo a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ayo is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 155 births, and as a girl's name it has 79 births.
How long has the name Ayo been used? ▼
Records for Ayo go back to 1973, giving 52 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Ayo? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayoub, Ayomide, Ayodeji, Ayodele, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Ayo

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ayo

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Two nationwide peer axes for Ayo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ayo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.