Akua
A girls’ name of Akan origin, meaning born on wednesday.
Babies a year
10
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2605
10 babies
Akua by the numbers
In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Akua. In the US, 9 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 1978, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
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