The baby name Adofo is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-DOH-foh.
Adofo is Akan in Origin.
The baby name Adofo is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-DOH-foh.
Adofo is Akan in Origin.
Adofo is an Akan (Twi/Fante) name from Ghana. It comes from ɔdɔ "love" + -foɔ "person/agent," yielding ɔdɔfoɔ, "beloved; lover." In everyday spelling the open-o Ɔ is often simplified, so Odofo appears; the plural class form adofo, "beloved ones," is commonly reinterpreted as a singular personal name, hence Adofo. While some English sources gloss it "warrior," that sense belongs to Twi ɔko/ako and ɔkofo/akofo ("fighter/soldier"), not Adofo.
Used across Ashanti and Fante communities as both a given name and a surname, it remains widely current in Ghana and the diaspora, often in compound surnames. Contemporary use skews masculine but is essentially unisex. Variants include Ɔdɔfo and Odofo; comparable meanings appear in names like Spanish Amado or Hebrew-derived David, both "beloved."
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #306 | 40 | 8,138 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #329 | 9 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #908 | 13 | 15,656 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 6 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
Adofo is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:
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