Akosua

Akosua means "born on a Sunday," which relates the name to the sun and thus to fire.

The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday).

Akosua is the name for girls born on a Sunday. The name for boys born on a Sunday is Kwasi.

Pronounced ah-KOH-soo-uh.

As of October 2026, Akosua ranked #11984 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6054 in 1976.