| Ayo | Kehinde | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Joy | Second-born of twins |
| Origin | Yoruba | yoruba |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | AH-yoh | keh-HEEN-deh |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1973 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2021 (12) | 2001 (11) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ayo | Kehinde |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 42 | 5 |
| 2010s | 38 | 37 |
| 2000s | 23 | 51 |
| 1990s | 19 | 41 |
| 1980s | 11 | 17 |
| 1970s | 22 | 17 |
Ayo means “joy” in Yoruba.
A Yoruba twin-order name for the second twin to be born. In Yoruba tradition Kehinde ('the one who arrives last') is regarded as the elder, said to send Taiwo ahead to taste the world first. Used for boys and girls.
Ayo and Kehinde are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Ayo means Joy (Yoruba origin), while Kehinde means Second-born of twins (yoruba origin).
In US records, Ayo first appears in 1973 and Kehinde in 0, so Kehinde has the longer recorded history.