Kayo

Spellings & scripts●(measured from records)

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

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

Kayo is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Japanese given name5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Japan, United States, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Ka-Yo, Kayō, Käyö, Kayô

• English given name9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Kayö, Kayō, Kaÿo, Kâyò

• a separate name4 spellings in the group

  Also written Káyo̩, Kayō, Káyo

44 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)

Kayo is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In bfg, post-harvest ceremony for the ritual purification of weapons

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In pkp, small house rafter (on which the sinnet is wrapped)

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

• In Cebuano, pronunciation spelling of kalayo

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

• In mrw, tree, wood, lumber, board

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In ibl, second person plural

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

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)

• Kayo Fujiib. 1936JPJapanese literary scholar and translator (1936–2009)
• Kayo Matsuob. 1943JPJapanese actress
• Kayo Shekonib. 1964SESwedish singer and actress of Nigerian descent
• Kayo Okudab. 1965JPJapanese political candidate
• Kayo Takayamab. 1968JPJapanese volleyball player
• Kayo Norob. 1983JPJapanese actress
• Kayo Satohb. 1988JPJapanese model
• Kayo Someyab. 1991JPJapanese karateka
• Kayo SakataJPJapanese voice actress
• Kayo HatayamaJPJapanese 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 Kayo mean, and where does it come from?

Bella generación Recorded by 25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado.

How do you pronounce Kayo?

A machine transcription gives /keɪˈoʊ/ (IPA) for Japanese.

Is Kayo a male or female name?

Kayo is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

In which country does Kayo have the most bearers?

In Brazil, the national register counted about 9.3 thousand people named Kayo, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled kayo.

Where is Kayo most common?

Kayo is densest in Brazil, where the national register counts about 1 in 23 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Kayo?

In Brazil, the national register counted 9,326 people named Kayo in 2022, about 1 in 23 thousand residents.