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Akosua

Girl

Meaning of Akosua: Akan: 'born on Sunday'

Akosua is a girl's name most strongly associated with Akan naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 11099th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#11099

7 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

362

First recorded 1974 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 8 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 7 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 5 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 7 babies20102011: 8 babies2012: 8 babies2013: 7 babies2014: 9 babies2015: 9 babies2016: 5 babies2017: 0 babies2018: 9 babies2019: 7 babies2020: 10 babies20202021: 6 babies2022: 10 babies2023: 5 babies2024: 6 babies2025: 7 babies
US babies named Akosua per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 15.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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