Toyin is from the Yoruba tó (worthy of) + yìn (praise) — worthy of praise. A modern American baby name in the broader Yoruba-Nigerian heritage aesthetic. Toyin Saraki (Olutoyin Ojora Saraki, born 1964) is a Nigerian philanthropist and global maternal health advocate — wife of former Nigerian Senate President Bukola Saraki. Founder of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (2004) — focused on maternal, newborn, and child health across West Africa, with foundational programs in Kwara State and across Nigeria. Global Goodwill Ambassador for the International Confederation of Midwives. Foundational figure in 21st-century African maternal health advocacy. Also widely known: Toyin Abraham — Nollywood superstar actress (born 1984) — known for Alakada (2009), Ijakumo (2022), and over 200 Yoruba-language films.
Featured throughout Yoruba heritage.
Toyin reduces to seven.