UK name, mostly girls
Odunayo
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2006. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Also recorded as a boys' name in the UK, with 3 boys.
Odunayo is mostly registered for girls in the UK records. People looking for Odunayo popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2006 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3548, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2006, with 5 births.
This profile covers 5 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2006 to 2006. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Odunayo is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 5 living people in the UK are called Odunayo. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2007 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Odunayo ranked #3548 for girls in England and Wales in 2006, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2006, when 5 girls were registered as Odunayo.
- • Odunayo is also recorded for boys, but the girls side is the larger UK variant in these records.
- • About 5 living people in the UK are estimated to have Odunayo as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 62.5% of Odunayo registrations are for girls.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3548
2006
Births in 2006
5
Latest year
Peak year
2006
5 births
Estimated living
5
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Odunayo
In England and Wales birth records, Odunayo has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 37.5% of registrations are for boys and 62.5% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Odunayo registered for boys
- Ranked #3,134 in 2001
- 3 boys registered in 2001
- Peak: 2001 (3 births)
Odunayo registered for girls
- Ranked #3,548 in 2006
- 5 girls registered in 2006
- Peak: 2006 (5 births)
Popularity
Odunayo over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Odunayo in England and Wales, from 2001 to 2006. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Odunayo, the clearest high point is 2006. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2006, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Odunayo by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Odunayo was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3548 | 5 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Odunayo
- Olivia 123,111
- Orla 10,799
- Olive 6,815
- Ophelia 4,939
- Ottilie 4,407
- Oliwia 2,608
- Ocean 1,811
- Orlaith 1,357
- Olivia-Rose 1,250
- Octavia 1,243
- Olivia-Grace 618
- Orlagh 608
FAQ
Odunayo: questions and answers
How popular is the name Odunayo in the UK right now?
In 2006, Odunayo was ranked #3548 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Odunayo most popular?
The peak year on record was 2006, with 5 babies registered as Odunayo in England and Wales.
How many people are called Odunayo in the UK?
A total of 5 babies have been registered as Odunayo across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.