Is Akua a boy or girl name?

Akua is a girl’s name. Of the 554 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Akua

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Akua was most popular in 1978, when 16 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,533 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 554 people named Akua.

Akua over time

Births per year. The dot marks Akua’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Akua a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Akua is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 554 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Akua

Where Akua is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 11.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org