girl's name
Akua
- Origin Akan
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 705
Akua is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Akua is a name of Akan origin.
- Peaked in 1978, when 16 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
Akua 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 | 104 |
| 1980s | 87 |
| 1990s | 130 |
| 2000s | 101 |
| 2010s | 90 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 42 |
How popular is Akua?
In 2025, Akua was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Akua 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 Akua
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Akua also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Akua over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Akua
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Akua — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Akua
How popular is the name Akua?
In 2025, Akua was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Akua a girl's or a boy's name?
Akua is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Akua most popular?
Akua peaked in 1978, when 16 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Akua a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Akua currently ranks #2,755 in the United States. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.