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Omotayo

Quick answerOmotayo is a Yoruba name meaning "child has brought joy" or "a child brings happiness," derived from the Yoruba words "omo" (child) and "tayo" (joy/happiness).

Yoruba · Boy · 3 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#12,830
TrendVintage
Peak year1990
Syllables3
OriginYoruba
LanguageYoruba
CultureYoruba
Letters7
Numerology5 Chaldean 4
Global rank#3,409

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Omotayo

Omotayo is a Yoruba name meaning "child has brought joy" or "a child brings happiness," derived from the Yoruba words "omo" (child) and "tayo" (joy/happiness).

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Etymology

Omotayo is a Yoruba name meaning "child has brought joy" or "a child brings happiness," derived from the Yoruba words "omo" (child) and "tayo" (joy/happiness). The name is primarily used among Yoruba people of Nigeria and the Nigerian diaspora, reflecting traditional Yoruba naming practices that often commemorate positive circumstances or emotions surrounding a child's birth.

Omotayo currently ranks #12,830 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1990.

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