As the name implies, Iyana Ipaja in Yoruba language means a road or branch off to Ipaja town. The location presently known as Iyana Ipaja, according to the Baale of Mosaku, High Chief Waheed Mosaku, came about its present name after the construction of the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway by the Federal Government.

Iyana-ipaja is an area in Lagos State, South West Nigeria. It is a LCDA under the Alimosho Local Government. Iyana-ipaja is situated nearby to Alagba, and northwest of Akowonjo.