Ajayi is both a surname and a given name of Yoruba origin which means "a child born face upwards" (i.e. the occiput posterior position).
Notable people with the name include
Surname Adeola Ajayi, Nigerian intelligence officer Damola Ajayi (born 2005), English footballer Florence Ajayi (born 1977), Nigerian footballer GOK Ajayi (1931–2014), Nigerian lawyer, solicitor, and judge Goodness Ohiremen Ajayi (born 1994), Nigerian footballer J. F. Ade Ajayi (1929–2014), Nigerian historian Jay Ajayi (born 1993), American football player Joseph Olatunji Ajayi, Nigerian senator Kunle Ajayi (born 1964), Nigerian gospel singer and musician Samuel Ajayi (born 1984), Nigerian footballer Semi Ajayi (born 1993), English footballer Tolu Ajayi (born 1946), Nigerian poet and writer
Given name Ajayi Agbebaku (born 1955), Nigerian triple jumper Samuel Ajayi Crowther, (1809–1891) Nigerian clergy
Fictional Nathan Ajayi, Art teacher in Heartstopper
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