girl's name
Akosua
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 496
Akosua is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2003, when 15 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Akosua over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 31 |
| 1980s | 56 |
| 1990s | 76 |
| 2000s | 86 |
| 2010s | 69 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 44 |
How popular is Akosua?
In 2025, Akosua was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Akosua is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Akosua
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Akosua also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Akosua over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Akosua
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Akosua — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Akosua
How popular is the name Akosua?
In 2025, Akosua was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Akosua a girl's or a boy's name?
Akosua is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Akosua most popular?
Akosua peaked in 2003, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Akosua a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Akosua currently ranks #2,087 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.