Ama
2025 SSA
About Ama
Ama is a day name used by the Akan people of Ghana for girls born on Saturday. Names that reference a baby's birth by day of the week, time of day, or season of the year are common in many African cultures. Ama is one that can be used happily by parents who live in English-speaking countries.
While there are many girls' names that contain Ama as an element and might use it as a short form — from Amalia to Amaryllis to Samara — there were only a handful of girls named Ama in the US in a recent year.
Pronounced AH-muh.
As of October 2026, Ama ranked #7506 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #846 in 1885.
Popularity & trends
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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Ama on lists
Famous Amas
- Ama Benyiwa
Doe (born Comfort Saah), Ghanaian politician
- Nana Ama McBrown (born Felicity Ama Agyemang)
Ghanaian actress
- Shola Ama (born Mathurin Campbell)
English R&B singer
Ama in pop culture
- Ama (born Nandzi)
main character in "Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade" by Manu Herbstein
- Jaal Ama Darav
character in the game "Mass Effect: Andromeda"