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Akua

Girl

Meaning of Akua: Akan: 'born on Wednesday'

Akua 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 — 9461st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#9461

9 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

554

First recorded 1971 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 8 babies2009: 5 babies2010: 7 babies20102011: 8 babies2012: 9 babies2013: 9 babies2014: 9 babies2015: 5 babies2016: 16 babies2017: 9 babies2018: 12 babies2019: 6 babies2020: 8 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 8 babies2023: 6 babies2024: 11 babies2025: 9 babies
US babies named Akua per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 16.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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