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Afua

Girl

Meaning of Afua: Akan: 'born on Friday'

Afua is a girl's name most strongly associated with Akan naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

200

First recorded 1972 · peak 2000

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 5 babies2004: 6 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 5 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 7 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 6 babies2015: 0 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 0 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Afua per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 14.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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