Cayo
A boys’ name of Spanish origin, meaning key or small island.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Cayo by the numbers
Cayo was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cayo. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Cayo
Names that are said the same way as Cayo, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean an island
Like Cayo, each of these has an island in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Skyesky; the Isle of Skye214 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rodneyfamous island, clearing with reeds301 in the US (2017)
- Ramseyraven island262 in the US (2017)
- Lylefrom the island203 in the US (2017)
- Eivinisland river; a variant of Eyvind36 in the US (2017)
- Ramsayfrom the ram's island or wild garlic island25 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cayo
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