Toyin is a girl's name of African origin meaning “worthy of praise.” In England & Wales it was given to 3 girls in 1996.
Toyin belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “worthy of praise” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Oluwatoyin.
In the United States, Toyin first appears in Social Security records in 1982. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #10448 in 1982, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 18 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Toyin means “worthy of praise” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Toyin is a girl name. In England & Wales, 3 babies received the name in 1996.
Toyin comes from the African tradition. It is also spelled Oluwatoyin.
Toyin first appears in US records in 1982. Its best-ever ranking was #10448 in 1982, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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