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Akua
OriginEwe, Ghanaian
Meaning"born on Wednesday"
About Akua
The 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).
Akua (and also Akuba) is the female name for babies born on a Wednesday (the male variant is Kwaku).
Pronounced AH-koo-ah.
As of October 2026, Akua ranked #10134 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4156 in 1976.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Akua on lists
Famous Akuas
- Akua Kuenyehia
Ghanaian lawyer and jurist
- Akua Donkor
Ghanaian politician
- Akua Sena Dansua
Ghanaian MP
- Zion Akua Darville (b. 2018)
son of actor Eka Darville
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