Akua is a girl's name of African origin meaning “born on a Wednesday.” In 2024 it was given to 11 girls in the United States.
Akua belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “born on a Wednesday” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Akua first appears in Social Security records in 1971. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4156 in 1976, and in 2024 11 babies received the name — 545 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Akua means “born on a Wednesday” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Akua is a girl name. In 2024, 11 babies received the name in the US.
Akua comes from the African tradition.
Akua first appears in US records in 1971. Its best-ever ranking was #4156 in 1976, and 11 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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