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Taiwo
OriginYoruba
Meaning"the first twin to taste the world"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
BoysUnranked
Below 5 births
About Taiwo
In West African Yoruba culture, Taiwo is traditionally given to the first born of a set of twins; the counterpart to the name Kehinde, as in Black American artist Kehinde Wiley (who does in fact have a twin brother named Taiwo).
Taiwo for girls
This energetic Yoruba name comes with the trendy -o ending and the cute nickname Tai. It's traditionally given to the first twin to be born. While the name is unisex, male footballer Taiwo Awoniyi is the most well-known namesake.
Pronounced TY-woh.
As of October 2026, Taiwo ranked #10636 for boys in US births in 2017 and #15359 for girls in US births in 2019 SSA, peaked at #4384 for boys in 1972 and #9102 for girls in 1982.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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