Taiwo

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Taiwo is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom, Spain

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Táíwò

• French given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Nigeria, France, United States, United Kingdom

  Also written Taïwo

• Arabic given name4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Nigeria, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Libya

  Also written Táíwò, Taïwo

• a separate name3 spellings in the group

  Also written Taiwò, Táíwò

49 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Taiwo is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• First bom of twins

  as a name·The book of African names

• In German, aus Nigeria stammender weibl. Vom., der in der Yoruba-Spradie »erstgeborenes

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

• In Yoruba, a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to the first child in a set of twins or triplet

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Taiwo DuVallb. 1933USAmerican drummer and printmaker
• Taiwo Ajai Lycettb. 1941NGNigerian poet and actress
• Taiwo Hassanb. 1959NGNigerian actor
• Taiwo Akinsolab. 1960NGYoruba Presenter
• Taiwo Odubiyib. 1965NGauthor and religious minister
• Taiwo Atienob. 1985GBAssociation football forward (born 1985)
• Taiwo Owatemib. 1992GBBritish politician and Labour MP
• Taiwo Awoniyib. 1997NGNigerian association football player
• Taiwo Busirat Lawalb. 2004NGNigerian association football player
• Taiwo OladoyeNGNigerian singer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Taiwo mean, and where does it come from?

A surname from Yoruba. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

How do you pronounce Taiwo?

A machine transcription gives /tʰajwo/ (IPA) for English.

Is Taiwo a male or female name?

Taiwo is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

In which country does Taiwo have the most bearers?

Mondonomo estimates about 767 thousand people named Taiwo in Nigeria, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled taiwo.

How common is the name Taiwo?

In the United States, the national register counted 1,656 people named Taiwo in 2020, about 1 in 201 thousand residents.

How common is Taiwo compared with other names?

In Nigeria, Taiwo is the 17th most common given name of 138,191 given names recorded there.